Microsoft Authenticator backup

Question

We are a school and are rolling out MFA to our staff. Why can't we use our school email accounts for the Microsoft Authenticator backup?

Answer 1

A personal account must be used for the recovery account.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/back-up-and-recover-account-credentials-in-the-authenticator-app-bb939936-7a8d-4e88-bc43-49bc1a700a40

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