Authy replacement recommendations?

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neb

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#3301253 25-Oct-2024 00:04

Thanks, Bitwarden Authenticator looks like a non-enshittified Authy. Now if only there was an easy way to transfer all the Authy stuff across...

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#3301263 25-Oct-2024 01:21

Are there any issues with setting up the same 2FA token on two or more authenticators? So you have a backup authenticator.

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#3301265 25-Oct-2024 01:51

Not sure how many sites, if any, would let you set up more than one authenticator at a time.

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#3301270 25-Oct-2024 06:49

mattwnz:

Are there any issues with setting up the same 2FA token on two or more authenticators? So you have a backup authenticator.

Theres not, but, you can see the seed in Bitwarden so can transfer it if needed unlike Authy. If you use the password manager for it then auto fill will also fill the 2FA key for you which is super handy.

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#3301272 25-Oct-2024 06:57

neb:
Not sure how many sites, if any, would let you set up more than one authenticator at a time.

You can. You just have to do it manually. There was some sites I set up in 2FAS app and in keepass. You just put the keys in manually In Both. Only one can confirm it though. But the numbers should match anyway.

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#3301284 25-Oct-2024 08:23

I hate the new Auth for Android layout. It used to be easy to order the stuff I used frequently to be available to be front and center from opening. Now everything requires me to search.

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#3301325 25-Oct-2024 09:26

networkn:

I hate the new Auth for Android layout. It used to be easy to order the stuff I used frequently to be available to be front and center from opening. Now everything requires me to search.

Interesting... personally, I much prefer the new layout - I found the previous one difficult to identify the account I wanted, and find it so much quicker to search (as it typically only needs 2-3 characters).

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#3301334 25-Oct-2024 09:54

Yep agree I prefer the new layout

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#3301434 25-Oct-2024 12:10

networkn: I hate the new Auth for Android layout. It used to be easy to order the stuff I used frequently to be available to be front and center from opening. Now everything requires me to search.

Yup, thus my enshittification comment. Previously the auth I used 99% of the time was first, now it's way down the bottom somewhere and the one that always gets chosen is some rando one I use maybe once a year. And then they've got a grid of giant icons that cut off the name (which can't be edited) after the first few characters, so if your auth naming is "$sitename $systemname" then what gets displayed is $sitename, $sitename, $sitename, $sitename, $sitename, $sitename and you have to tap each one to see what it really is.

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#3301522 25-Oct-2024 16:56

neb:

Not sure how many sites, if any, would let you set up more than one authenticator at a time.

For one website I have a 2FA setup in both Authy and Google Authenticator, and they both display the same key each time it refreshes. I think I scanned the QR code into both apps at the same time when I set it up.

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