UseMicrosoftAuthenticatorforeasy,securesign-insforallyouronlineaccountsusingmulti-factorauthentication,passwordless,orpasswordautofill.YoualsohaveadditionalaccountmanagementoptionsforyourMicrosoftpersonal,workorschoolaccounts.Gettingstartedwithmulti-factorauthenticationMultifactorauthentication(MFA)ortwofactorauthentication(2FA)providesasecondlayerofsecurity.Whenlogginginwithmulti-factorauthentication,you’llenteryourpassword,andthenyou’llbeaskedforanadditionalwaytoproveit’sreallyyou.EitherapprovethenotificationsenttotheMicrosoftAuthenticator,orentertheone-timepassword(OTP)generatedbytheapp. Theone-timepasswords(OTPcodes)havea30secondtimercountingdown.Thistimerissoyouneverhavetousethesametime-basedone-timepassword(TOTP)twiceandyoudon’thavetorememberthenumber.Theone-timepassword(OTP)doesn’trequireyoutobeconnectedtoanetwork,anditwon’tdrainyourbattery.Youcanaddmultipleaccountstoyourapp,includingnon-MicrosoftaccountslikeFacebook,Amazon,Dropbox,Google,LinkedIn,GitHub,andmore.GettingstartedwithpasswordlessUseyourphone,notyourpassword,tologintoyourMicrosoftaccount.Justenteryourusername,thenapprovethenotificationsenttoyourphone.Yourfingerprint,faceID,orPINwillprovideasecondlayerofsecurityinthistwo-stepverificationprocess.Afteryou’vesignedinwithtwofactorauthentication(2FA),you’llhaveaccesstoallyourMicrosoftproductsandservices,suchasOutlook,OneDrive,Office,andmore.GettingstartedwithautofillMicrosoftAuthenticatorappcanalsoautofillpasswordsforyou.Sign-inonthePasswordstabinsidetheAuthenticatorappwithyourpersonalMicrosoftaccounttostartsyncingpasswords,includingthepasswordssavedinMicrosoftEdge.MakeMicrosoftAuthenticatorthedefaultautofillproviderandstartautofillingpasswordsonappsandsitesyouvisitonyourmobile.Yourpasswordsareprotectedwithmulti-factorauthenticationintheapp.Youwillneedtoproveyourselfwithyourfingerprint,faceID,orPINtoaccessandautofillpasswordsonyourmobile.YoucanalsoimportpasswordsfromGoogleChromeandotherpasswordmanagers.Microsoftpersonal,workorschoolaccountsSometimesyourworkorschoolmightaskyoutoinstalltheMicrosoftAuthenticatorwhenaccessingcertainfiles,emails,orapps.Youwillneedtoregisteryourdevicetoyourorganizationthroughtheappandaddyourworkorschoolaccount.MicrosoftAuthenticatoralsosupportscert-basedauthenticationbyissuingacertificateonyourdevice.Thiswillletyourorganizationknowthatthesign-inrequestiscomingfromatrusteddeviceandhelpyouseamlesslyandsecurelyaccessadditionalMicrosoftappsandserviceswithoutneedingtologintoeach.BecauseMicrosoftAuthenticatorsupportssinglesign-on,onceyouhaveprovenyouridentityonce,youwillnotneedtologinagaintootherMicrosoftappsonyourdevice.Enrollinourbetaprogram!Followthislinkforanearlypreviewofourlatestupdates:https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.azure.authenticator