Set up 1Password as an authenticator app for your Microsoft account

If you’re already using 1Password to manage your credentials and you’re also using a separate authenticator An authenticator helps you to secure your online accounts. Microsoft & Google have each released a free app. With the Authenticator app, you can manage MFA access, i.e. add a second security step to your accounts. We recommend using the Microsoft Authenticator. Download Microsoft Authenticator mehr erfahren app, it’s time to simplify things. The integration of Microsoft MFATwo-factor authentication is a mechanism that allows users to verify an attempt to authenticate. The user must provide a one-time code to confirm authentication that is sent to their device. This code is sent, for example, via text message or generated by a code via an app such as Microsoft Authenticator on a smartphone. the Multi-factor authentication ( MFA ),... mehr erfahren into 1Password not only offers first-class security, but also a stress-free solution for your everyday digital life.

Microsoft account login

Log in to your account and select the Security information tab.

You can add a login method there.

Select the Authenticator An authenticator helps you to secure your online accounts. Microsoft & Google have each released a free app. With the Authenticator app, you can manage MFA access, i.e. add a second security step to your accounts. We recommend using the Microsoft Authenticator. Download Microsoft Authenticator mehr erfahren app.

Click on “I want to use a different authenticator An authenticator helps you to secure your online accounts. Microsoft & Google have each released a free app. With the Authenticator app, you can manage MFA access, i.e. add a second security step to your accounts. We recommend using the Microsoft Authenticator. Download Microsoft Authenticator mehr erfahren app”

1Password

Now open your 1Password browser add-on (it also works with the 1Password app or via 1Password.com, you may have to use a character stringA string is a data type that contains a character string. Detailed information is available here: https://www.inf.hs-flensburg.de/lang/prog/string.htm#:~:text=Strings%20sind%20Objekte,ein%20Objekt%20der%20Klasse%20String. instead of the QR code). Search for the account where you want to add two-factor authentication. A website should be stored in the account, e.g. you can enter https://portal.office.com/. If this is entered, the two-factor authentication appears in the login.

Click on it and then select Scan QR code. Once the QR code has been successfully scanned, click Next in the browser.

When you log in to 1Password, you should now see a 6-digit code that changes every 30 seconds. Now enter it in the browser window and click on continue.

The Authenticator An authenticator helps you to secure your online accounts. Microsoft & Google have each released a free app. With the Authenticator app, you can manage MFA access, i.e. add a second security step to your accounts. We recommend using the Microsoft Authenticator. Download Microsoft Authenticator mehr erfahren app should now appear in the overview with the note “Time-based one-time password (TOTP)”.

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