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Re:Ask HN: Carrier “lost” my number in a port request by realgeniushere on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @08:13AM (#33434464)
Don’t you need your phone number to authenticate with Authy to get into the backups?
Re:Ask HN: Carrier “lost” my number in a port request by OJFord on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @08:16AM (#33434491)
No. That might be a possible backup, but the usual way is any current logged-in device + password.
Re:Ask HN: Carrier “lost” my number in a port request by realgeniushere on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @08:17AM (#33434508)
Uhh, if you need a currently logged in device to bypass the phone number login, then I wouldn’t say it’s a “possible backup”. Phone number is the primary authentication mechanism for Authy.
Re:Ask HN: Carrier “lost” my number in a port request by n0mn on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @08:47AM (#33434845)
If you have “Allow Multi-Device” enabled, your keys are stored on Authy’s servers. You simply download Authy on a new device, sign into your account and you are done.
Re:Ask HN: Carrier “lost” my number in a port request by realgeniushere on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @10:23AM (#33436266)
How do you sign into your Authy account? For me, it asks to send an SMS to my phone.
Re:Ask HN: Carrier “lost” my number in a port request by alanbernstein on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @09:17AM (#33435238)
Huh? I use Authy because it allows me to use TOTP codes, from multiple devices, including devices without cell service. I switched to it from Google Authenticator specifically for that reason.
Re:Ask HN: Carrier “lost” my number in a port request by realgeniushere on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @11:20AM (#33437282)
Okay, so how do you sign in to Authy if you don’t have another signed in device handy? I believe the only options are phone call or sms.