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[-] 1bluepixel@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

Made the switch to Aegis a little while back. I like it a lot.

[-] GreenDust 12 points 1 year ago

Aegis is just for Android. This is about a desktop program being discontinued.

[-] Matty_r@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

There is OTPClient [0] for Linux which can be used to import your Aegis keys.

[0] https://github.com/paolostivanin/OTPClient

[-] Monomate@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago

That's an awful decision by Twilo. I deliberately only install Authy on my Desktop computers because they're always at home and cannot be easily stolen/lost like my phone.

[-] xaxl@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Only reason to choose Authy over anything else tbh. This just basically killed the product.

[-] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 year ago

I use KeePassXC on desktop

[-] dvdnet89@lemmy.today 6 points 1 year ago

I would prefer this one for UI consistency and it is open source and we can setup PWA as well https://github.com/ente-io/auth?tab=readme-ov-file#-download

[-] Ganbat@lemmyonline.com 5 points 1 year ago

Definitely. Having my 2FA in a local database that I can back up physically is the best.

Yeah I'm in the process of switching my OTP stuff to keepassxc. Better hurry that up.

[-] fernandofig@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I did it all using this. Took me about half an hour to migrate all my 15-something accounts to KeepassXC.

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Good thing I made the switch to 2FAS

You still need ~~my~~(edit: I need mine, but you can use yours) phone but with the Firefox add-on you just need to accept the pushed notification for it to autocomplete the code

And it's opensource

[-] Bangs42@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the recommendation. Started working on migrating all of my 2FA over from Authy. The process sucks (that's not the fault of 2FAS), but I really like 2FAS as an app so far.

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

yeah switching is a pain, also chose it for this reason, there's an export option if I want to change again once

[-] flumph@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I can't tell from their page -- is it syncing via a SaaS service or just out to a file store like Google Drive?

Edit: It does sync with Google Drive and file exports. No SaaS component that I can see.

[-] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Twilio is under a lot of pressure from shareholders eager for more profit (CEO was just pushed out), so I figure this is just the start of a long wave of enshittification. I switched to Authenticator Pro (Android), which is much better in every way. Can backup between devices, has WearOS support, and a proper dark mode. I'd use bitwarden, but I hesitate to keep my TOTP keys in same place as my passwords

[-] LWD@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
[-] Pika@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

well I'm now in the market for a new MFA app, anyone have any recommendations? Preferably one with a desktop alternative.

[-] Bangs42@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I've started migrating all of my 2FA over to 2FAS. No desktop app per se, but it does have extensions for all major browsers, and apps for iOS and Android. You control the syncing of the 2FA (either automatically via Google Drive or via manual bulk exports to a local file), no SaaS bullshit.

[-] icedterminal@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[-] Pika@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I think this was what I was planning on switching to when my current password manager subscription ran out anyway, and coincidentally I think it's going to run out around the same time so this might be the alternative I try. I didn't realize that you were able to use one time use codes via it

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[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

I use Authy on mobile and have for years. When they gonna discontinue that?

[-] mlaga97@lemmy.mlaga97.space 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Plugging pass/Password Store/Android Password Store for anyone wanting a good wrapper around git+pgp for desktop/Android using a YubiKey or similar hardware security key. It has pretty good OTP support built-in.

[-] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Aegis is a good alternative. Took a while to do the transfer as they don't allow export of the tokens.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 4 points 1 year ago

I just want a selfhostable Authy clone. Is that too much to ask?

[-] Norgur@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago

Bitwarden can do everything Authy can afaik

[-] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

It is a bad idea to have your password manager and 2FA be the same app though. You want to spread it around so one attack can't break your logins.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

You aren't wrong and I should rethink that. But BW is so damn handy.

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[-] rambaroo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

BitWarden can generate 2FA tokens? I don't see any option for that on Android

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Vaultwarden can. Self hosting isn't for everyone though.

[-] Norgur@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

Given that the comment was a demand for self hostable Authy, I think they might wanna :P

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ha. Apparently two comments worth of context is too much for me to handle.

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Lol.

Welcome to the club, mate! 🤣

[-] LWD@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Need to pay for a subscription for TOTP. It’s like $10/year for the personal plan.

[-] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Which is damn near cheap compared to other companies. I personally use dashlane (I know I know I should self host but I don't trust myself for something as important as passwords) and that's $60 for their premium package.

[-] reev@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

I love my bitwarden but is it less secure to have all your eggs in one basket? That's the main reason I've been using separate apps so far.

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[-] rambaroo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Cool, I might check it out then. I knew I'd have to move off of authy eventually.

[-] Merlin404@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago
[-] Norgur@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago
[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I self-host, but I still pay for their premium because it's a damn good product I want to see kept maintained for years to come.

I mean, cmon, it's $10. Almost cheaper than a banana.

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Glad someone caught that.

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[-] Merlin404@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
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[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I already run Vaultwarden. But like others I don't really want to combine my tokens and passwords.

[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 4 points 1 year ago

I just use FreeOTP+ on my phone. It's a fork of a Red Hat authenticator, and completely open source and available on F-Droid.

No sync, but you can export the TOTP secrets if you want to back them up/move them.

[-] JustUseMint@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks was looking for something like this

[-] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bitwarden has TOTP support with a pro license. Or you can just selfhost (using vaultwarden) and have all the features instead.

[-] DLSantini@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I didn't even realize they had a desktop app. I've been using the mobile app for a few years. I was just thinking about installing the mobile app in my WSA install, since it just didn't even occur to me that there was a desktop version. I guess now it doesn't matter either way.

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