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Steam is another big one. They require you to use the Steam mobile app and it's the only way to do 2FA - no QR code. I've since dropped 2FA for Steam altogether
by fenmaz 4y ago
Steam is another big one. They require you to use the Steam mobile app and it's the only way to do 2FA - no QR code. I've since dropped 2FA for Steam altogether.
- boston_clone 4y agoThis seems to have changed; you're able to use e-mail MFA (and is what I use for my account). Let's just hope they don't use _that_ for marketing purposes! ;)
- cmeacham98 4y agoActually, that option has existed forever, since even before the app-based MFA. However, if you use the "less secure" email MFA then steam places limits on your account that don't exist with the app MFA, like a forced delay on executing trades.
- ThatPlayer 4y agoThe Steam 2FA generation has been reverse engineered and you can use it in some password managers. Hardest part is extracting the secret https://bitwarden.com/help/authenticator-keys/#steam-guard-totps https://bitwarden.com/help/authenticator-keys/#steam-guard-t...
- efreak 4y ago"upgrade" steam to version 2.1.4 or older and you can use adb backup. Android backup extractor can convert the backup to a standard tar file.
- efreak 4y agoIf you've got the steam mobile app for Android for 2fa and want to move to a different app that supports steam 2fa (aegis, winauth, etc), use steam auth on multiple devices, or simply move to a new device without a temporary trade block, version 2.1.4 of the steam app will allow you to perform adb backups; Android backup extractor will allow you to convert the backup to a standard tar file to extract the secrets if you want to.