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Re:Getting 2FA Right in 2019 by dontbenebby on Thursday June 20, 2019 @02:53PM (#20236019)
> If you use an iTunes encrypted backup to a Mac (or PC?) then restoring to a new phone works fine. I’ve restored my TOTP to a new phone this way.

Really? That wasn't my experience when I restored from backups. Had to set them up again despite most everything else carrying over.

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Re:Getting 2FA Right in 2019 by hrez on Thursday June 20, 2019 @07:33PM (#20238517)
Google broke that for their Authenticator some time ago. This app https://mattrubin.me/authenticator/ works with encrypted backups.
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Re:Getting 2FA Right in 2019 by javagram on Thursday June 20, 2019 @05:48PM (#20237727)
Looked again and it seems like things changed sometime around 2015-2017. Sorry for the misinfo. https://dpron.com/recovering-google-authenticator-keys-from-...
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