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Authentication for Onedrive/sharepoint?

Anonymous
2022-07-28T04:14:51+00:00

OneDrive for Business requires a two-factor authentication. Unlike every other two factor authentication that I need to use, the only options seem text messages or an authenticator app loaded only on a phone.

How do you verify if you are overseas? The phone is incompatible with local systems so no point taking useless junk. Easier to buy a basic Chinese phone overseas. I am a solo digital nomad, so there is no home and I am not going to call and wake up a friend every time I need to log in.

What do you do?

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For business | Other

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-07-28T05:29:47+00:00

    Dear Q111,

    Good day! Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are happy to help you.

    As per your description, please don’t worry, we can work together to narrow down and resolve the situation.

    If user can't use phone to verification (two-factor authentication). generally, they can use alternative method e.g. User can use new phone number to the right location and install and use the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device in order to generate random security codes for sign-in.

    For your scenario, here below are alternative method if organization turn ON 2-step verification of users.

    1.Turn on two-factor verification for your trusted devices by following the steps in the Turn on two-factor verification prompts on a trusted device section of the Manage your two-factor verification method settings article.

    1. Let your organization Office 365 admin, temporary turned off two-step verification via go Microsoft 365 admin center -> Users -> Active users 

    Meanwhile, if you need further information on using two-factor authentication, since our category focus on Office 365 products, and your question is related to two-factor authentication, to make sure you get professional help, we sincerely recommend you raise questions in Microsoft-authenticator-Microsoft Q&A that’s a specific channel to handle related questions.

    Your understanding and patience will be highly appreciated. I hope that you are keeping safe and well!

    Sincerely, 

    Waqas Muhammad

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