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Authenticator backup use company account
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- BenChapmanDec 03, 2024Copper Contributor
It really doesnt help as the backup and restore on the Microsoft Authenticator is fundamentally broken for IT Admin use regardless of the requirement for a personal account for backups. The backup will only work for up to around 60 accounts before it just stops backing up. There is no fix or workaround for this, Microsoft has been aware of it for years and has done nothing. There needs to be either the ability to back up hundreds or even thousands of accounts, either automatically or a one off dump to OneDrive (business) or the ability to do a direct transfer from one device to another like Google Authenticator can do. I have been forced to maintain a second device and duplicate MFA registration on each of them rather than risk losing access to every account I have added in the past 18m or just use insecure SMS.
- Scott ElkinsDec 30, 2023Brass Contributor
Kidd_IpThat just verified what I already discovered. Authenticator is backed up using personal accounts only. I have many business users who only use Authenticator for business and don't have nor do they want a personal Microsoft account. It's confusing to them to know when to use which account.
There should be a way to keep your business and personal separate without reduced functionality - in this case, backing up. Some business password managers have this capability already.
- ITGuy337Jun 06, 2024Brass Contributor100% This is just more M$ bs aimed at entangling users so they have no choice but to drink the M$ cool aid.
Again M$, get bent. I can't wait till someone or something takes you down a peg.