"but it also lets that phone number restore backups" - is this true? I use Authy and can use a phone number to connect a new device to my account, but to restore access to credentials on the new device I need to enter a passphrase. I don't think there's a way to restore credentials with just a phone number, but will need to check.
Edit: the following article appears to confirm my beliefs: https://support.authy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360036580453-Rec...
Without the backup password, you won't be able to restore a backup.
You can disable the multi-device capability of Authy to lock it to a specific set of devices e.g. primary and a backup burner if that's your thing.
Yep, I can add that backups in Obsidian are automatically managed and stored on the iCloud Keychain, hence accessible just by using the app on any device
Re:Show HN: Obsidian - OTP Authenticator
by toomuchtodo on Thursday March 18, 2021 @02:14PM
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Just yesterday I thought it’d be great if Authy used iCloud instead of their own backend for storage. Thank you for building this.
Can I import my OTPs from Authy?
I haven't been using Authy for years, last time I checked there was no easy way to export data from it (they want to keep you tieeeed!), but hopefully things have changed.
You would only need to edit/export the "secret" and copy/paste it to Obsidian, in case they allow it.
Also it’s ugly and super high latency to navigate, but that’s just my opinion.