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MS error messages point to aka.ms link that resolves to 404 in this github repo #8405

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https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-js/blob/dev/lib/msal-browser/docs/errors.md

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Multiple issues uncovered, here's the flow of what happened.

  1. Received error message in MS Sentinel notification:
    "Experiencing authentication issues
    The portal is having issues getting an authentication token. The experience rendered may be degraded.

Additional information from the call to get a token:
Extension: Microsoft_Azure_Security_Insights
Resource: microsoftthreatprotection
Details: monitor_window_timeout: Token acquisition in iframe failed due to timeout. For more visit: aka.ms/msaljs/browser-errors"
2. Navigated to aka.ms/msaljs/browser-errors per notice.
3. Redirected to https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-js/blob/dev/lib/msal-browser/docs/errors.md
4. Received 404 as no errors.md file exists in dev branch of the github
5. Should never been redirected to Github, should have gone to official docs in learn.microsoft.com

No clue why I received the original error but this is a poor user experience.

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