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• Aardwolf 6y ago
  How does that one authenticate itself then? (NOTE: I didn't even know the PC gaming service steam had a mobile app ;))
  • wnevets 6y ago
    Well in the scenario where you lose access to your email address you would theoretically still have access to your phone with the steam app already installed and authenticated
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  • stevewodil 6y ago
    For me, when I download Steam Authenticator it's tied to my phone number so the first time I login it will send me a text message code, and then from there it generates the authenticator codes in app
    • chupasaurus 6y ago
      To be precise they've implemented their own version of TOTP.
• banana_giraffe 6y ago
  However, near as I can figure, it offers no way to provision a second device with the same seed (or store the seed). It's one of two sites that I use TFA for that I don't have a backup for, which is mildly annoying. I do have recovery codes, and will all too happily fall back on SMS.