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Authy isn't that proprietary, and neither is Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator (?). They are closed source apps but they aren't proprietary forms
by dheera 2y ago
Authy isn't that proprietary, and neither is Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator (?). They are closed source apps but they aren't proprietary forms of TOTP.
I've been able to use Yubikey Authenticator for anything that said it wanted any of the above, and the awesome thing is you can plug the Yubikey into another device, install and open up Yubikey Authenicator on that device and it works just fine and has all of your services stored on the hardware key, making it easy to upgrade phones or plug they key into a desktop and not depend on a phone.
- xp84 2y agoIf a company requires you to use Authy you can't just put that into another authenticator. Yes, you the Authy app can ingest a normal TOTP QR or secret and be used the same way as those others, but their special weird 7-digit OTP thing is proprietary to them, and businesses which choose "Authy" as their only OTP solution are locking people into using this crappy, SMS-linked app. Another reason it's terrible is for business. Lots of businesses have an account that several people will need to access (yes, it's great to have multiple user support, but not all things do, or sometimes you need a 'bot user'). With something that supports real TOTP you can put that secret into 1password (or heck, scan the code into 7 different people's phone authenticator apps). With Authy you have to pick some random person's cell phone to tie that account to, and hope they don't go on vacation.