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Re: Authentication: Types, Risks/ Attacks, Advice
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OcTradism
on 27/06/2020, 03:48:47 UTC
⭐ Merited by vapourminer (1)
For the first time, I tried to use Two-Factor-Authentications (2FA) I tried Google 2FA in my android phone and after few months I switched to Authy since Authy you can input your email address or phone number there.
Did anyone get ideas which is much better of these two? Or the difference between them? Google 2FA and Authy. I still didn't explore so much about Authy 2FA.
I am not sure about the difference but I saw mk4 commented with this post and I think he makes a point that storing private things yourself is better. It is not only about 2FA backups but generally also about synchronisation over devices. I don't want to sychronise everything I do over devices. If one of my devices is compromised, my data will be leaked. That's not good.
Why not use Authy? If having your 2FA backups stored on a company's servers is fine with you, then by all means go with Authy. But if you prefer storing your 2FA backups yourself, through an encrypted flashdrive and such, then try out Aegis.