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How do you use Authy if you lose all of your possessions every few months?
by abraham 4y ago
How do you use Authy if you lose all of your possessions every few months?
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- saghm 4y agoFrom what I remember when I used Authy briefly (Google Authenticator finally added the ability to mass import/export codes shortly after I ended up trying Authy), you create a login and set a master password, and then you have access to your codes on any device when you log into the app. Of course, this means that you have to trust Authy with your codes being stored externally, but this might be one of the sets of circumstances where that's preferable.
- faller_slive 4y agoAuthy recovery requires you to have access to the same phone number when you want to restore to a new device.
- saghm 4y agoOh, interesting, I didn't even realize that when I used it! I guess that goes to show how easy it is to take something like that for granted
- faller_slive 4y agoI did some more research. It looks like there is a way to recover if you don't have the phone number or the old device. They have an online form you fill out with your old phone number and new phone number. Then they have some process to verify ownership of the phone numbers which they say will take several days for security purposes. https://support.authy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001953247-Phone-change-process-for-Authy-and-how-long-it-takes#new_noapp https://support.authy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001953247-Pho...
- dexterdog 4y agoAuthy doesn't store your codes. They store encrypted copies. They are encrypted on your device and only decrypted with your password which does not leave your device. As long as their encryption is not broken your codes are secure.