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Re: Authy is joining Twilio

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Post by feld »

mmebane wrote: post #37
rglullis wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ok, serious question: how do you manage your tokens? What happens if your device flies out of the window? A couple of months ago I managed to break the screen of my tablet with 20-30 services I use 2FA (Google Authenticator). I had to spend about 50 bucks just to get a new screen and repair it. For some of these services I had the token saved on my keepass, but I always felt a little dirty doing that. If there was a…

You print off a list of backup codes and stick them in a safe. Then log in with the backup code, and set up a new Authenticator token. You could also add a U2F token and store that away.

Or save the token in an encrypted password manager so you can retrieve it later

Re: Authy is joining Twilio

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Post by Goopplesoft »

zacwest wrote: post #34

> "There are few companies who share our dedication to excellence…" Authy is one of the worst-designed iOS applications I have ever used. It has been this way for a very long time. They are actively hostile to people who try to criticize their poor design choices. I would not classify it as "dedicated to excellence." CloudFlare forces me to keep it installed, so I have to interact with it on occasion. If you have mor…

Exactly why I made GAuthify.com, simple non-proprietary 2fa.

Re: Authy is joining Twilio

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Post by tomasien »

Lots of hostility toward Authy on here, I'm shocked. I'm an Authy user and I've always liked the service in that I've barely noticed it existed. Super glad to use 1 app for most services I have 2FA on.

Re: Authy is joining Twilio

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Post by madsushi »

tomasien wrote: post #53

Lots of hostility toward Authy on here, I'm shocked. I'm an Authy user and I've always liked the service in that I've barely noticed it existed. Super glad to use 1 app for most services I have 2FA on.

Yeah, my sentiment on this acquisition is "one company I like/use buying another company I like/use, I hope it goes well".

I switched to Authy when Google Auth 'forgot' all my tokens in one of its updates (which ended up being restored later), and Authy has worked flawlessly since then.

Re: Authy is joining Twilio

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Post by lmg643 »

I stopped using Authy a few weeks ago after I upgraded phones and lost access to all the tokens I had on my own phone.

Perhaps I should have read the instructions more carefully, perhaps I am an idiot. But I thought the purpose of an app linked to my cell phone number is that these codes would port automatically.

As a result, I will never use Authy again.

SMS validation seems to work fine, which is good business for Twilio. Not sure I understand the acquisition, unless Authy has some good math in their code generation process.

Re: Authy is joining Twilio

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Post by presty »

whyleyc wrote: post #5
danielpal wrote: post #3

Founder of @Authy here. Happy to answer any questions.

What was the acquisition price ?

we might find out if/when twilio IPOes

I'm guessing it was money+stock, probably a bit over 10M, given that authy just raised 3M in September (total of almost 4M)

again, just a guess out of thin air.

Re: Authy is joining Twilio

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Post by tjohns »

lmg643 wrote: post #56

I stopped using Authy a few weeks ago after I upgraded phones and lost access to all the tokens I had on my own phone. Perhaps I should have read the instructions more carefully, perhaps I am an idiot. But I thought the purpose of an app linked to my cell phone number is that these codes would port automatically. As a result, I will never use Authy again. SMS validation seems to work fine, which is good business for…

In my experience, Authy does port your OTP tokens between devices.

The ones that use their backend infrastructure are tied to your phone number, and are ported automatically.

Ones that you import from other TOTP-based systems via a QR code (like Google Authenticator) are private to your device by default. But if you really want, you can turn on the optional "backup" feature in settings, which will upload them to your Authy account and automatically port them between phones.

Sure, it requires an extra step... but to be fair, normal behavior for TOTP codes is to keep them 100% local to the device. I'd argue this is a reasonable default, given that security is involved. TOTP services almost always require a backup method (SMS or scratch codes) in case you switch phones, anyway.

Re: Authy is joining Twilio

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Post by kmfrk »

zacwest wrote: post #34

> "There are few companies who share our dedication to excellence…" Authy is one of the worst-designed iOS applications I have ever used. It has been this way for a very long time. They are actively hostile to people who try to criticize their poor design choices. I would not classify it as "dedicated to excellence." CloudFlare forces me to keep it installed, so I have to interact with it on occasion. If you have mor…

Has anyone gotten the Bluetooth stuff to work on OS X? I tried hard, but never managed to.

To be fair, Bluetooth pairing between iOS and OS X hasn't been the most pleasant experience in general.

--

Authy is a fine app, but the main selling point to me has basically always been the typical "anything but Google's half-abandoned BS".

Re: Authy is joining Twilio

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Post by ceejayoz »

kmfrk wrote: post #59
zacwest wrote: post #34

> "There are few companies who share our dedication to excellence…" Authy is one of the worst-designed iOS applications I have ever used. It has been this way for a very long time. They are actively hostile to people who try to criticize their poor design choices. I would not classify it as "dedicated to excellence." CloudFlare forces me to keep it installed, so I have to interact with it on occasion. If you have mor…

Has anyone gotten the Bluetooth stuff to work on OS X? I tried hard, but never managed to. To be fair, Bluetooth pairing between iOS and OS X hasn't been the most pleasant experience in general. -- Authy is a fine app, but the main selling point to me has basically always been the typical "anything but Google's half-abandoned BS".

I tried and it only worked if I had the app open on the phone at the time. I don't think I disabled anything like background app refresh.
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