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I have Google Authenticator with 5 or 6 2FA accounts. Am I to understand that I can use another app like 1Password for those same accounts? I distinctly remembe
by WesleyJohnson 6y ago
I have Google Authenticator with 5 or 6 2FA accounts. Am I to understand that I can use another app like 1Password for those same accounts? I distinctly remember some of them explicitly telling me to use Google Authenticator.
- henhouse 6y agoYou should be able to, yes. Google Authenticator is pretty basic where it's simply scanning a QR code to get the TOTP token and storing that locally. It's apps like Authy which screw you over by forcing you to use them and ONLY them for 2FA for websites who opt to use it in their service. They don't make it possible (iirc) to get the token out so you can use your preferred authenticator app. But back to your point: I used to backup to Google Authenticator and LastPass's Authenticator to prevent me from losing access when I migrated to a new iPhone since they don't backup. They both worked just fine interchangeably.
- Terretta 6y agoAbsolutely 100% yes, anything that works with Google Authenticator works with 1Password. Arguably too well, as using 1Password to log in puts the 2FA on the clip board for the next step.
- stjohnswarts 6y agoI switched to authy because I can use 2 devices (same "keys") and backup codes easily. I'm too clutzy not to have at least one backup device. I suppose most humans are.