What authenticator app do you use? How do you backup? Any open source self hosted options?

  • solarzones@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I’m using Google Authenticator. It was recommended by Discord and FACEIT at the time. FACEIT didn’t let me queue for any CS:GO matches unless I had it. I don’t know if i have the option to switch, but if I can… should I?

    • pe1uca@lemmy.pe1uca.dev
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      1 year ago

      You should, Google authenticator doesn’t allow you to backup your codes, the main flow to extract then is to use a series of QR to immediately import them into another device, not as a backup.
      Now, they recently implemented a way to upload them to the cloud, but AFAIK that backup is not encrioted, so you’re giving them away at the will of Google.

      Many sites/applications only say “use Google Authenticator” but you can use any another which supports the format. I moved to Aegis and it was super easy, you start the export flow and scan the QRs in Aegis.