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Never mind that the Google Authenticator app does get updated, why would it be suspect that it wasn't? Since when did it become a mark of quality that something

Never mind that the Google Authenticator app does get updated, why would it be suspect that it wasn't? Since when did it become a mark of quality that something changes constantly? It's sole purpose in life is to run a well-defined, never-changing calculation and display a 6 digit number on the screen. Not changing is absolutely preferred here.

kalleboo 13y ago
It's not confidence-inspiring when an app you use is missing both retina graphics and iPhone 5 support.
- rdl 13y ago
  And if a security bug did pop up, I'd sure rather bet on Duo, Authy, etc. fixing their app quickly than Google doing so, given that I don't think anyone is actually on the Authenticator team. I'm sure someone within Google would consider it a high priority to fix, but it wouldn't be as easy for them to quickly address something.
  - icebraining 13y ago
    What kind of security bug? The only thing the program should need is a secure place to store the tokens - which I expect is provided by Android, no? - and to read the time from the system. It shouldn't be exposed to anything else.
    - rdl 13y ago
      Some theoretical bug. It happens, even in simple stuff. More likely would be e.g. a platform finally getting a halfway decent way to store secrets (which iOS got with the 3GS and even better with iOS 5/6/7), and which Android as a whole still lacks (specific manufacturers are adding it, like Samsung, but it's not a standard due to Google being insane). I don't see a zombie client rapidly adopting those new storage technologies.
- andreif 13y ago
  I have only used it on iPhone 5 without any problem, so I am not sure what you mean here. I only use it for a few seconds to read the number and do not really understand how retina graphics would help you.
  - flyt 13y ago
    Not updating an extremely simple app with Retina support (which they've had at least three years to implement since the iPhone 4's release) would seem to indicate that it's not under any active development.
    - mseebach 13y ago
      It doesn't need to be under active development to perform its job flawlessly.

kalleboo 13y ago

It's not confidence-inspiring when an app you use is missing both retina graphics and iPhone 5 support.

rdl 13y ago
And if a security bug did pop up, I'd sure rather bet on Duo, Authy, etc. fixing their app quickly than Google doing so, given that I don't think anyone is actually on the Authenticator team. I'm sure someone within Google would consider it a high priority to fix, but it wouldn't be as easy for them to quickly address something.
- icebraining 13y ago
  What kind of security bug? The only thing the program should need is a secure place to store the tokens - which I expect is provided by Android, no? - and to read the time from the system. It shouldn't be exposed to anything else.
  - rdl 13y ago
    Some theoretical bug. It happens, even in simple stuff. More likely would be e.g. a platform finally getting a halfway decent way to store secrets (which iOS got with the 3GS and even better with iOS 5/6/7), and which Android as a whole still lacks (specific manufacturers are adding it, like Samsung, but it's not a standard due to Google being insane). I don't see a zombie client rapidly adopting those new storage technologies.
andreif 13y ago
I have only used it on iPhone 5 without any problem, so I am not sure what you mean here. I only use it for a few seconds to read the number and do not really understand how retina graphics would help you.
- flyt 13y ago
  Not updating an extremely simple app with Retina support (which they've had at least three years to implement since the iPhone 4's release) would seem to indicate that it's not under any active development.
  - mseebach 13y ago
    It doesn't need to be under active development to perform its job flawlessly.