Microsoft Authenticator provides multi-factor authentication options, as well as a password manager. Here's what you should know about the app.

In order to use Autofill within the Microsoft Authenticator app, you need to be running iOS 12 or above or Android 6 or above on your phone.

If the Microsoft Authenticator app doesn’t cover all your needs, support for FIDO2 hardware security devices is also coming. That could be a Yubikey, or even a fitness tracker like the Motiv Ring.

I prefer the option to use an authenticator app rather than receiving codes via text message whenever possible, and so should you. The reason is simple logistics.

Google Authenticator has been around for over a decade, is free, and will work with virtually every service that supports ...

Using passkeys is a safer alternative to the risky password habits 49% of US adults use, according to CNET's password survey.

Microsoft is moving toward a password-less future. As part of that shift, it no longer wants the Authenticator app to handle ...

Microsoft is unifying its various authenticator apps into a single Microsoft Authenticator one that will begin rolling out to consumers and business users as of August 15.

With older apps and devices and third-party email clients, you can't use two-step verification to receive a security code via the Microsoft Authenticator app to log in.