Aegis Authenticator – Secure 2FA App for Android

Re:Aegis Authenticator – Secure 2FA App for Android by GordonS on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @02:35PM (#33440788)

I switched to Aegis recently, and I did it for only 2 reasons:

1) I prefer to use OSS when possible

2) Aegis supports import/export/backup - so if I get a new phone, I don't have to spend days setting up my dozens of accounts again! This also means I can setup the same OTPs in both Keepass and my phone, so I can always get into my accounts

I'm really liking it, it does the same job as the Google and Microsoft Authenticator apps, but import/export/backup means it's more usable

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Re:Aegis Authenticator – Secure 2FA App for Android by Rygian on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @02:39PM (#33440847)

I can import/export with Google authenticator (via QR codes).

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Re:Aegis Authenticator – Secure 2FA App for Android by GordonS on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @02:43PM (#33440911)

IIRC, it didn't used to give you any control over import/export, and only supported using an opaque Google storage option. Has that changed?

Aegis gives me the actual seed, full control of the data so I can do with it as I please.

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Re:Aegis Authenticator – Secure 2FA App for Android by cbsmith on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @03:51PM (#33441980)

Tends not to work to well in the scenario where you drop your phone into the ocean.

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Re:Aegis Authenticator – Secure 2FA App for Android by openplatypus on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @04:27PM (#33442496)

Keep away from oceans.

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Re:Aegis Authenticator – Secure 2FA App for Android by cbsmith on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @06:00PM (#33443499)

Sounds like a good plan.

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Re:Aegis Authenticator – Secure 2FA App for Android by Rygian on Thursday November 03, 2022 @09:54AM (#33450998)

Normally one does their backups before they are necessary.

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Re:Aegis Authenticator – Secure 2FA App for Android by rootext on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @06:09PM (#33443607)

You can import/export to Google Authenticator only and you must have two phones. You cannot backup QR codes because screenshot is forbidden for security reason. You cannot migrate to another application.

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Re:Aegis Authenticator – Secure 2FA App for Android by Rygian on Thursday November 03, 2022 @09:53AM (#33450976)

I just took a pic of the QR codes with my webcam and stored that in KeePass.

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Re:Aegis Authenticator – Secure 2FA App for Android by dexterdog on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @09:36PM (#33445622)

I just keep a copy of all QR codes in a safe place. When I need to move to a new device I just install andOTP and scan them all on the new device. I don't like my keys to be protected by only a password somewhere. I prefer to add physical protection to them. If they are accessible from my computer then it's not really 2FA.

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