That means multiple Microsoft accounts, but also any other account types that work to the same security standard. Microsoft's Authenticator app, like other similar apps, can be configured to work with multiple accounts. I wrote about adding two-step authentication to your Microsoft account, and using this app, in Enable and Use Two-Step Authentication with Your Microsoft Account, if you need more information.īut here's the thing. And I've been using this app to protect my primary Microsoft account since Microsoft made it available in April. Microsoft makes an Authenticator app of its own for Windows Phone 8.
This code can be transmitted via a text message, a phone call, or can be generated by something called an authenticator app. But the second is a special code that is sent to a device you have under your control. (Curiously, it has still not added this option to Office 365.) This functionality, available to Google account holders since 2011, requires you to enter two pieces of information when you access your account. And you can enable it to provide authentication codes for multiple accounts.īack in April, Microsoft announced that it was adding two-step authentication to its Microsoft Account. Fortunately, a Microsoft app for Windows Phone 8 that generates codes for the second step of authentication also works with your Google account. But two-step authentication can also be a bit of a pain, and managing multiple accounts adds to the misery.
I've enabled two-step authentication on all of my online accounts that support it because doing so is more secure.
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