Whatever the solution, it has to work without a network connection, since I am sometimes in a factory or whatever with no internet or network connection. (Frustratingly they only require the TOTP when they feel like it though.) Do you know if that MFA can be extended to the Windows login if it make it a MS Account like they pressure you to do? I did some reading on their MFA offering and it seemed like it was only applicable to web logins - outlook, etc, and I do use their TOTP for that. I have traditionally resisted the MS Account for Windows login, but if they can make this MFA happen for me on Windows login I’d consider it. I would assume the Windows PC could do the same thing to generate the demanded code, or generate some corresponding lock that the phone’s code will unlock. I know my phone auth app generates the codes locally based on the clock and a pre-shared secret code. Perhaps I don’t actually understand how TOTP works. I am unclear on why a separate Auth server would be needed for TOTP. Obviously I wouldn’t leave it where I think this is remotely likely, but it could happen. Someone who has captured my password can now come along and unlock my PC. I might lock the PC to go eat some lunch while some large project files are loading up so I don’t want to shutdown the machine. Let’s say my password were compromised via someone shoulder surfing or spy camera or whatever. I am signed out of everything even microsoft 365. I really need help to login into my account everything is annoying when I have to sign in again use the correct password and boom authenticator app which I dont have, then cancel sorry fix your account. Microsoft Account has become a key that unlocks everything from a Windows 10 PC to your Windows Phone, from Microsoft Office app to and more. I’m planning to do disk encryption also, but it still seems like a 2nd factor for the account login would be worthwhile. But first things first how do i login into my account.
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