I just switched to Authenticator Pro from Authy and I’ve been very pleased. It took some time to get my codes transferred over, but now I have android wear support, night mode, and my codes aren’t held hostage by Twilio!
Aegis ftw
I like Aegis being FOSS and for it’s backup.
Keepass for passwords AND 2FA codes. It is really awesome to have them in one place.
I agree, but not very secure if Keepass is compromised. For security I think it’s better to separate passwords and MFA.
I use bitwarden for 99% of my 2FA. The rest goes into both Google Auth and Authy.
This is the way to go! Bitwarden’s authenticator is just so smoothly integrated into the login process - Ctrl-Shift-L to login, them Ctrl-V to paste the code.
I use yubikeys wherever they’re available and I use Aegis for the rare TOTP I don’t store in Bitwarden.
Been looking into getting a yubikey recently and just can’t bring myself to bite the bullet.
If you can catch a good sale, they’re more affordable .I picked up two for about US$45 for their “May the Fourth” one-day sale in 2022.
Oh, didn’t know bitwarden also managed 2FA, could’ve saved the space from using authy. Is that a (somewhat) new feature or is it just me being blind and missing it?
It’s not as obvious as the other apps for sure and requires the premium subscription which is like 10 bucks a year. Was an instant buy for me when I switched over. When you auto fill a login it will automatically copy your 2FA key to quick paste into the box. I love it.
That does sounds nice, but on the other hand… i do like free stuff, instead of paying for subscriptions…
It’s super hard to find. I just now learned about this too. https://bitwarden.com/help/authenticator-keys/
I use Bitwarden for 2FA and the Bitwarden TOTP is in Aegis (I switched there from Authy after seeing a mention of it yesterday - never liked that it’s near impossible to get the tokens back out of Authy, but Bitwarden is the only thing I use it for). Actually the Bitwarden code is in Bitwarden too 😉.
I don’t particularly like that the passwords and TOTP are stored together, but it makes things much more convenient.
Aegis is FOSS and supports easy backup and restore. TOTP 2FA isn’t a very changing or proprietary technology so using open source options are easy.
