Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA

#1

Post by memset » Fri, Jul 05, 2024, 3:57 PM UTC

Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA
ente.io

Re: Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA

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Post by skinkestek » Fri, Jul 05, 2024, 5:47 PM UTC

Isn't this the thing that fell victim to a hostile takeover a few weeks ago?

Or am I just confused?

Re: Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA

#3

Post by xrd » Fri, Jul 05, 2024, 5:49 PM UTC

I'm worried that if my device fails I won't be able to recover all the sites I've registered on my phone. Does anyone know if this can enable backup quickly to another device in a secure way?

Re: Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA

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Post by r0ckarong » Fri, Jul 05, 2024, 5:51 PM UTC

I'm very happy with Aegis.

Re: Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA

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Post by neoecos » Fri, Jul 05, 2024, 5:54 PM UTC

This looks good, as I wanted to "escape" the Authy jail (you cannot easly move out with your secrets), but moving a lot of 2fa's to a "new thing". How to make sure they are a good project?

Re: Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA

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Post by DavideNL » Fri, Jul 05, 2024, 5:57 PM UTC

xrd wrote: post #3

I'm worried that if my device fails I won't be able to recover all the sites I've registered on my phone. Does anyone know if this can enable backup quickly to another device in a secure way?

Yea, i was hoping for iCloud / Apple Watch support..but unfortunately:

https://github.com/ente-io/ente/issues/182

Re: Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA

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Post by NelsonMinar » Fri, Jul 05, 2024, 5:57 PM UTC

r0ckarong wrote: post #4

I'm very happy with Aegis.

Aegis is great but it's Android only. I really like their thoughtful export system. Ente has export as well, I wonder how it compares.

Re: Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA

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Post by csdreamer7 » Fri, Jul 05, 2024, 5:58 PM UTC

People complaining about an "Authy jail" and yet I have no issues with Aegis. Which is also open source, available in the f-droid store, and been around for years.

Re: Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA

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Post by lukevp » Fri, Jul 05, 2024, 6:01 PM UTC

skinkestek wrote: post #2

Isn't this the thing that fell victim to a hostile takeover a few weeks ago? Or am I just confused?

Authy has been having security incidents. This is an OSS competitor to Authy (Twilio).

Re: Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA

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Post by andrei-akopian » Fri, Jul 05, 2024, 6:02 PM UTC

xrd wrote: post #3

I'm worried that if my device fails I won't be able to recover all the sites I've registered on my phone. Does anyone know if this can enable backup quickly to another device in a secure way?

You don't need regular backups, just every time you add a new service.

Ente has free backups and it's own encrypted export format, which sounds promissing.