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Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android

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Re: Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android

#21

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If you have root access, yes.[1] Otherwise no, sadly. One of the reasons I moved off Authy before it got worse. There is a workaround using the Authy Desktop app but I have no idea if it works.[2] [1] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/pull/107 [2] https://gist.github.com/gboudreau/94bb0c11a6209c82418d01a59d...

Done, migrated 40 accounts to Aegis. As I see, it backs up to the internal storage, so I have to use another app to sync the backup to a cloud of my choice

> so I have to use another app to sync the backup to a cloud of my choice

You can select Google Drive/Dropbox when backing up the vault.

https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/issues/258#issuecom...

Re: Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android

#25

I don't know about you but does anyone else screenshot (and even print physical copies of, to keep safe) their authenticator barcodes given by websites, in case some day your chosen app dies or your phone(s)/tablets/everything gets lost?

Aegis has an option to export an encrypted backup of the database. I export one every time I add a new code to the app.

Re: Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android

#26

From a user's perspective, what does it have over other 2FA apps such as Google Authenticator or Duo?

I can’t tell from the homepage, but perhaps it supports SHA256? Google Authenticator on Android (but not, weirdly, on iOS) pretends to be fine with SHA256 but then goes ahead and uses SHA1, and thus generates wrong codes.

Re: Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android

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post #16

I don't know about you but does anyone else screenshot (and even print physical copies of, to keep safe) their authenticator barcodes given by websites, in case some day your chosen app dies or your phone(s)/tablets/everything gets lost?

That's really what scratch codes are for.

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Re: Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android

#29

Currently using Authy. Any way to migrate my keys in bulk?

in response to myself, I created a snippet to generate a database in bulk from authy.

follow: https://gist.github.com/gboudreau/94bb0c11a6209c82418d01a59d...

But change the code with:

https://gist.github.com/gboudreau/94bb0c11a6209c82418d01a59d...

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