If you’d rather switch apps altogether, it’s worth noting that Authy doesn’t come with an export feature.
That’s what makes Aegis better IMO. People use it because they like it, not because they’re locked in.
So how do I go about switching away from Authy? Go to every site I have 2FA enabled and remove/readd with the new app?
You can follow the steps here to use a previous version of the desktop app to extract the keys: https://gist.github.com/gboudreau/94bb0c11a6209c82418d01a59d958c93
The javascript didn’t seem to send the extracted data anywhere, but I did disconnect from the internet while running the script.
Spent an hour last night moving to 2FAS. Authy doesn’t make it easy – unlike their competitors, they don’t offer an export feature.
2FAS
It launched an NFT based donation program: https://2fas.com/donate/
and it is not available on F-Droid.
I’d go with Aegis for an App on Android, or a Bitwarden/KeepassXC password manager which can both handle 2fa tokens too.
I don’t like the thought of having my passwords and 2FA live in the same place - that seems to miss the point a bit.
Like your phone?
Ha, fair - and my desktop too, since I currently use the Authy desktop app. However, that’s two different sets of credentials an attacker needs to steal/bypass, and two chances to stop them in time.
You can have 2 different keys DB on keepassXC with different passwords, you can even try to save them in separate remote locations. The key points are data interoperability over different devices and its portability over different services, because the worst thing that can happen is that your favourite app, from where you cannot use or move your credentials elsewhere (like the Steam Guard app for instance), one day might stop working suddenly leaving you unable to access your accounts.
First thing I check before I commit to something: export feature.
Yeah, this is going to be a pain in the ass. At least I have until summer.
It’s an electron application so it’s possible to connect a debugger and extract the keys from there if you wish to export them.
A quick search found this and I did similar myself a few years ago when something forced me to usr authy.
Twilio, Authy’s parent company, is also moving Authy’s customer support hub to the help center on Twilio’s website after January 15th, 2024.
Twilio says it made the decision to sunset its desktop app to “streamline our focus and provide more value on existing product solutions for which we see increasing demand.” The company laid off 5 percent of workers in December 2023, and it just announced on Monday that it has replaced its CEO.
I wish more developers would click that little checkbox in AppStore connect and allow their iPhone / iPad apps to run on the Mac. It’s pretty damn handy.
I have been meaning to get off of them on mobile for my MFA tokens for awhile now, but haven’t been able to bring myself to go through the effort. I really need to, I have been expecting any day now that Authy was going to go subscription or go away completely once Twilio got into the equation.
Ente Auth is better anyway
Does it have a desktop app and mobile app?
Edit: must be a typo I can’t find this app
I’ve had no lucky with my 7 digit exports and can’t find anywhere to reset them, but it seems these services only use authy for totp.
For my 6 digit ones I was able to export them all and move apps with this guide
https://gist.github.com/gboudreau/94bb0c11a6209c82418d01a59d958c93
There’s also a YouTube video here:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ruB_uFcj4
One issue I had was authy kept trying to auto update from the old version any time I was in the setup process and it would cease to function, forcing me to restart it, and then it was updated.
All I did was go to the appdata folder in windows where it was installed and I found different folders for the specific version and I just opened a terminal there and ran it with the argument defined in the guide and it worked fine.
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