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Authenticator App - passwordless - when prompted?
imorton777 one possible solution could be this hint:
The passwordless authentication promt (three digit choice) only appears automatically, if your last sign-in was used by this method. If you're being prompted to use your password try to click on "other ways to sign-in", then choose app request.
After you've successfully signed in, try to log out or open up a new incognito session and sign in again.
Then you should be faced with the passwordless method. 🙂
This was a pain in the **bleep** for me until i got this understanding.
Passwordless is basically using a different auth flow, thus the "known issues" with AD FS and PTA. And the apps themselves need to be coded to recognize that flow, so experience will vary. It's a new feature still, they will polish it eventually.
- I have a very similar experience. Sometimes it needs 3 numbers sometimes it's only one, sometimes it needs my email and password, sometimes password only, sometimes it's a notification. It's very inconsistent, like many things in Microsoft. I have 4 different admin centres for one office 365:
https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home#/homepage
https://security.microsoft.com/homepage
https://compliance.microsoft.com/homepage
https://protection.office.com
Does it make sense? Of course not.The Security & Compliance Admin UI is going to be split up into two. (1x Security / 1x Compliance).
I think the 2-in-1 will be go away.
But, of course, you're totally right. 😄
