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A wafrn woot (post) by @[email protected] saying "Microsoft Authenticator needs me to validate with Authenticator in order to log in with Authenticator to use it to authenticate another app with Authenticator. Here is the app telling me to open itself to validate itself with itself. #infosec #iHateComputers" It has a screenshot showing the microsoft authenticator app.
I've honestly found in my professional experience that Microsoft Authenticator has random times it just fails to register (usually on iPhones specifically) as well as other occasional problems which are annoying as heck when you're just trying to get someone signed in. Personally it just seems a lot cleaner to just use a TOTP 2FA and call it a day, but for end users I'll stick to the company line and direct them to Microsoft Authenticator