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I'm curious why I'd use this over authy?
by tw04 6y ago
I'm curious why I'd use this over authy?
- AdamJacobMuller 6y agoAnecdotal, but, Authy has been very buggy for me lately. Locking up (100% CPU) on my computer and sync across devices sometimes not working. No specific reason to assume Obsidian is better, but, its annoying enough that it turned Authy from something that seamlessly "just works" into something which I feel like i'm fighting with.
- r4id4 6y agoI'm not saying Obsidian "just works", but it does ahah. I'm kidding, anyway you can give it a try to see if it satisfies your needs
- anderiv 6y agoAgreed. It's been buggy enough that I've been looking for an alternative to migrate things to. Perhaps I'll try Obsidian!
- r4id4 6y agoLet me know if you need any help :) In the app settings you can also find the email to contact me directly! Cheers
- 1cvmask 6y agoFor syncing across multiple devices and being potentially available on the web portal or from the browser extension check out Saas Pass if that’s what you might be interested in. Disclaimer: worked on it
- r4id4 6y agoObsidian works on top of iCloud Keychain, so your data are not stored in some external server (except iCloud) as Authy does. The sync with iCloud works seamlessly and Obsidian features themes (also Dark) :) You can give Obsidian a try if you feel like!
- PascLeRasc 6y agoAuthy requires a phone number, which you may or may not want to give out, but it also lets that phone number restore backups, so it’s vulnerable to SIM swaps. Also it’s ugly and super high latency to navigate, but that’s just my opinion.
- r4id4 6y agoYep, I can add that backups in Obsidian are automatically managed and stored on the iCloud Keychain, hence accessible just by using the app on any device
- toomuchtodo 6y agoJust yesterday I thought it’d be great if Authy used iCloud instead of their own backend for storage. Thank you for building this. Can I import my OTPs from Authy?
- r4id4 6y agoI haven't been using Authy for years, last time I checked there was no easy way to export data from it (they want to keep you tieeeed!), but hopefully things have changed. You would only need to edit/export the "secret" and copy/paste it to Obsidian, in case they allow it.
- amanzi 6y ago"but it also lets that phone number restore backups" - is this true? I use Authy and can use a phone number to connect a new device to my account, but to restore access to credentials on the new device I need to enter a passphrase. I don't think there's a way to restore credentials with just a phone number, but will need to check. Edit: the following article appears to confirm my beliefs: https://support.authy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360036580453-Reconfigure-Authy-After-a-Lost-or-Forgotten-Backups-Password https://support.authy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360036580453-Rec... Without the backup password, you won't be able to restore a backup.
- ezekg 6y agoYou can disable the multi-device capability of Authy to lock it to a specific set of devices e.g. primary and a backup burner if that's your thing.