Lost Security key, not accepting my password

I'm trying to sync my Iphone with outlook.
I have 2 apple accounts for the cloud, I have misplaced my Security Key for the account I need to sync with. When I enter my ID and Password, I get an error message that says, account has been locked for security reasons. Can this be reset without the security key?
Thank you

See #6 here and reset the password, then follow the links to fix the Keychain also.
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