Aegis authenticator. Beats all proprietary apps I've tried so far
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It supports importing data from various 2FA apps and even allows you to generate Steamguard codes.
Steamguard? Since when? That's awesome!
I honestly don't know. I set it up with steamguard-cli few months ago and it's working like a charm.
Yep, it works perfectly
Bitwarden has it too, but eggs in one basket etc.
Also, for bitwarden it's either a paid feature or you have to self host it
Thank you!
I'd been a happy user of andOTP for many years, unaware until now that it had been abandoned and that I therefore needed ro replace it. I looked through the recommendations posted here and came to the conclusion that Aegis indeed was the best recommendation.
Migrating from andOTP to Aegis by exporting an encrypted backup file from andOTP to the local filesystem and importing it in Aegis worked flawlessly.
One thing that I really liked in andOTP that Aegis doesn't have was the PGP export, it was just very nice to get encrypted backup files that I could decrypt directly using standard software that I already have and know how to use, entirely independent from any particular app. Aegis instead provides the decrypt.py script to decode and decrypt its own encrypted backup file format and while I've tested and verified that this works fine, simply using standard PGP was nicer.
But that's a minor detail. All in all, Aegis seems to do everything I need, and does it well.
One of those apps that just does its job, does it well and I never have to worry about it
aegis
I'd suggest the following
The really important step is to make sure to export and backup your 2FA codes in a safe place.
You don't want to be left in the mud because you lost or wiped your phone that contains the only method to get into your important accounts.
Bitwarden and it's fully cross-platform. I like that it auto copies the 2FA pin to clipboard after filling in login - cuts out extra clicks and copy movements.
Vaultwarden is also a great and simple to self-host backend written in Go that runs in Docker.
And very easy to set up and run without docker! For, you know, us folks with a BSD server 🙂
Isn't it written in Rust?
"Authenticator key (TOTP) storage is available to all accounts. TOTP code generation requires premium or membership to a paid organization (families, teams, or enterprise)."
It’s $10/y and a steal for that excellent software. I pay it and self host it just to support them.
Aegis
Aegis
Authenticator Pro
I love that you can back it up with a file... thatway i can put it somewhere safe and can recover my logins after my phone breaks
Aegis is my favorite.
BitWarden.
aegis is great, but 2fas has Google Drive sync and a browser extension.
lack of sync is a dealbreaker for me.
Aegis, FreeOTP
For me FreeOTP+ on fdroid is all I need. Its simple and just works.
Does anyone have any suggestion for iOS? Raivo seems to fallen from grace recently.
Bitwarden. Works with autofill too.
What’s wrong with Raivo?
Aegis seems to be the winner in this thread. Does anyone have experience with Tofu Authenticator for iOS?
I recommend one of the FOSS apps in fdroid for this, don't use a proprietary one from Google Play (like the Google Authenticator).
The official GitHub app. Yes, it's not universal for other sites, but you get 2FA and a much more pleasant browsing experience.
For a universal solution, give Aegis a try.