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Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA

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

#91
I'm waiting for bitwarden or aegis export capability before trying this out.

You cant easily export your codes into a different format using this app, meaning that it is difficult to migrate away once you have already moved your codes over.

Other than the (hopefully temporary) lock-in, this is a great app.

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

#92

I don't see people mention this enough, but iCloud Keychain generates TOTPs. I've been migrating all of my accounts slowly to just use the built-in Apple Passwords functionality. In Safari, right click on TOTP QR codes.

And when Apple's automated systems disable your account you're locked out of your accounts.

I mean the same happens with GMail, sure.

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

#93

I'm waiting for bitwarden or aegis export capability before trying this out. You cant easily export your codes into a different format using this app, meaning that it is difficult to migrate away once you have already moved your codes over. Other than the (hopefully temporary) lock-in, this is a great app.

Hey, you can migrate your data in bulk to a plain text / encrypted[1] file.

There is also an option to view / export individual QR codes.

Let me know what we could do better, would love to do better.

[1]: https://help.ente.io/auth/migration-guides/export#how-to-use...

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

#94
This makes me want to restart working on Owky - my 2FA open-source pet project.

Owky is short for “Own your keys”. Therefore the user owns the data - can easily be exported, and there’s no server sync (on purpose). No iCloud sync, nothing.

The app needs some love indeed, but it’s in a usable state.

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

#95

Hello, one of the folks working on Ente Auth here. Thanks for putting us on the frontpage! To give some context, we built Auth for ourselves because we wanted a product that was cross-platform, open source[1] and offered end-to-end encrypted backups[2]. Since launch[3], the product has undergone iterations[4][5]. Auth is now available on Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and Windows[6]. We also have a read-only companion app…

Any plans to release an Apple Watch app? That’s my one requirement for a 2FA app.

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

#96

Hello, one of the folks working on Ente Auth here. Thanks for putting us on the frontpage! To give some context, we built Auth for ourselves because we wanted a product that was cross-platform, open source[1] and offered end-to-end encrypted backups[2]. Since launch[3], the product has undergone iterations[4][5]. Auth is now available on Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and Windows[6]. We also have a read-only companion app…

Any plans to release an Apple Watch app? That’s my one requirement for a 2FA app.

Yes, this is on our roadmap: https://github.com/ente-io/ente/discussions/485

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

#98
post #97

Tangentially: I just got rid of Authy, it took me 2h to to migrate everything, moved to apple passwords (yea yea, still propriatary) which has a so far solid export feature. I will never forgive Authy/Twillio for deliberately making exports impossible.

Hey, would you mind sharing how you exported your codes out of Authy?

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

#99

This makes me want to restart working on Owky - my 2FA open-source pet project. Owky is short for “Own your keys”. Therefore the user owns the data - can easily be exported, and there’s no server sync (on purpose). No iCloud sync, nothing. The app needs some love indeed, but it’s in a usable state.

sounds more simple than Ente's Auth; for instance I can see having a simple totp record-keeping app on an internet-less rpi or similar (or highly restricted networking where an auth'd user can only webui interface with some backup/restore feature when blue-green'ing the device), integrated with some built in (touch)?screen to select/search service-account to read totp from and adding-new via screen as well.

edit: simple in terms of only ever needing to compile/validate the thing for linux (arm + intel)

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

#100

This makes me want to restart working on Owky - my 2FA open-source pet project. Owky is short for “Own your keys”. Therefore the user owns the data - can easily be exported, and there’s no server sync (on purpose). No iCloud sync, nothing. The app needs some love indeed, but it’s in a usable state.

sounds more simple than Ente's Auth; for instance I can see having a simple totp record-keeping app on an internet-less rpi or similar (or highly restricted networking where an auth'd user can only webui interface with some backup/restore feature when blue-green'ing the device), integrated with some built in (touch)?screen to select/search service-account to read totp from and adding-new via screen as well. edit: sim…

fwiw, Ente's Auth works fully offline. E2EE backups / account creation is optional.

If you have an RPi that is accessible over a network, you could self host it as well: https://help.ente.io/self-hosting/

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