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Can I refuse MS Authenticator? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 months ago by Martin@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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So my company decided to migrate office suite and email etc to Microsoft365. Whatever. But for 2FA login they decided to disable the option to choose "any authenticator" and force Microsoft Authenticator on the (private) phones of both employees and volunteers. Is there any valid reason why they would do this, like it's demonstrably safer? Or is this a battle I can pick to shield myself a little from MS?

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[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Unless you are going to take the time to reverse engineer the app and show why the company shouldn't pick it, you're just being a whiny pain in the arse.

You're god damn right they are, and they have every right to be. I'm in It too and I'm absolutely sick of the condescending attitude and downright laziness of people in the field who constantly act like what the users want doesn't matter. If they don't want it on their personal device, they don't need a damn reason.

This job is getting easier all the time, complaining because users don't want Microsoft trash on their phone might make marginally more work for you is exactly as whiny.

Or, throw a fit and have the joys of dealing with two phones. Trust me, after a year or so of that, the MS Authenticator app on your personal phone will feel like a hell of a lot better idea.

I see this all the time and it's downright hysterical. Who the hell can't handle having to have two devices on them?

"Oh yeah you'll regret asking for this! Just wait till you have to pull out that other thing in your bag occasionally! You'll be sorry you ever spoke up!"

Also, develop some pattern recognition. If you can't see how Microsoft makes this substantially worse once other methods have been choked out, you haven't learned a thing about them in the last 30 years.