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I want TOTP (in layman’s terms: Google Authenticator codes; I use KeePassXC to access the keys) to be my primary way to verify my logins into my Google account. The problem is that I can only remove the Google prompt sent to my devices if … Continue reading How to ONLY allow TOTP codes for Google two-factor authentication without signing account out of mobile devices [closed]
I’d like to 2FA with Google Authenticator to my account, but when I want to add 2FA, Google only offers U2F security tokens but no TOTP option. Following the instructions on the official help page, I get only the options:
SMS
Security Key… Continue reading How to add Google Authenticator (TOTP) to a Google account? [closed]
Even in Apple’s and Google’s “walled gardens”, there are plenty of 2FA apps that are either dangerously incompetent, or unrepentantly malicious. (Or perhaps both.) Continue reading Beware rogue 2FA apps in App Store and Google Play – don’t get hacked!
When using MS Authenticator on a Microsoft account, the user fills in the email address or username. After that, the user presses one of the three numbers in the MS authenticator app and is logged in. All good.
My question is what are the … Continue reading How MS Authenticator works
I signed into a new android phone, opened Microsoft Authenticator and signed into my same Microsoft account. I had lost all my accounts and started making new ones. I had some backup codes and some I didn’t have. Please, help me how do I r… Continue reading How to recover my accounts on Microsoft Authenticator without backup [migrated]
Microsoft has announced that its Authenticator app for iOS is… Continue reading Microsoft Authenticator for iOS Gets FIPS 140 Compliance to Support U.S. Federal Agencies
Last week, Uber confirmed a major cybersecurity attack that compromised… Continue reading Stop MFA Fatigue with Additional Context and Number Matching for Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft has released a new update for its Authenticator app… Continue reading Microsoft Authenticator Now Lets Users Generate Strong Passwords
Most services that support it seem to have a standalone 2FA authenticator app (Microsoft Authenticator, Google Authenticator) instead of integrated authentication in their mobile apps (admittedly, these services are far larger than one-app… Continue reading Is it secure to also make the mobile app client the authenticator app?
Most services that support it seem to have a standalone 2FA authenticator app (Microsoft Authenticator, Google Authenticator) instead of integrated authentication in their mobile apps (admittedly, these services are far larger than one-app… Continue reading Is it secure to also make the mobile app client the authenticator app?