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    Chrome version 68.0.3440.106 (x64).

    My LiveID account has two factor authentication enabled. When I try to login, it does send notification to my Android Authenticator App to approve. I approved it but somehow the server never get the response.

    I tried to enter the OTP number, and then was told I cannot because I failed to type too many times.

    Seems the login system needs a bugfix and probably redesign. (Why would sending notification to App without reply count as 1 failed attempt? And if it's not the case it'd be even more scary, as I'm told I failed too many times even before I tried)


    • Edited by cheong00 Wednesday, August 29, 2018 10:00 AM Change thread title to reflect nature of problem
    Monday, August 27, 2018 10:31 AM

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    You can chat or email microsoft account support using the links at page bottom.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-ae/help/12429

     

     


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    Monday, August 27, 2018 12:41 PM

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    Just confirmed it works on IE11 on Win7 x64.
    Monday, August 27, 2018 10:33 AM
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    You can chat or email microsoft account support using the links at page bottom.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-ae/help/12429

     

     


    Regards, Dave Patrick ....
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    Monday, August 27, 2018 12:41 PM
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    I've not done anything, but apparently the issue is resolved now.
    Wednesday, August 29, 2018 3:40 AM
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    Was the message something like;

    The Microsoft account login server has detected too many repeated authentication attempts.

     

     


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    Wednesday, August 29, 2018 3:47 AM
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    Yes, it was.
    Wednesday, August 29, 2018 3:56 AM
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    I think it is caused by stale cached microsoft account credentials which may have eventually expired.

     

     


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    Wednesday, August 29, 2018 4:08 AM
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    No, I've never used that Chrome browser to login before so there would not be cached login info.

    Now think about this issue again, both time I login success, I have already had the Authenticator App opened in foreground when trying to login. So maybe it's not a browser problem, but more a problem related to how the Authenticator App react to the notification popup it spawned, and how the website decide whether the 2FA attempt is failed.



    • Edited by cheong00 Wednesday, August 29, 2018 4:16 AM
    Wednesday, August 29, 2018 4:13 AM
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    When this happens if you watch closely I think you'll see the logon attempt about 13 times in very fast succession which is where the too many repeated authentication attempts comes from.

     

     

     


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    Wednesday, August 29, 2018 4:16 AM