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The iCloud backup of my phone when restored to another phone didn’t bring over any of my authenticators. I don’t know if a physical backup would or not but it’s
by brazzledazzle 8y ago
The iCloud backup of my phone when restored to another phone didn’t bring over any of my authenticators. I don’t know if a physical backup would or not but it’s worth noting.
- 3pt14159 8y agoYeah, if I hadn't been paranoid I would have lost $40k this way. Thankfully I'd kept my previous phone.
- drb91 8y agoWell, if that were not the case, your apple id would be the second factor to everything.
- brazzledazzle 8y agoYou're right. I'm not criticizing, just noting it for anyone that might think the online backup would be sufficient after reading the comment I replied to.
- Aaargh20318 8y agoThey are tied to the phone, at least for Google Authenticator, if you do an iCloud backup. This is a security flag the app has set on the database file. If you do a local, encrypted backup the codes can be restored. Alternatively you can use a client like Authy that also allows you to sync them with your other devices (encrypted ofcourse).