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Re:Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA by W3cUYxYwmXb5c on Friday July 05, 2024 @04:19PM (#40885646)
It means you are providing two factors, not necessarily that you only have two factors.

There are benefits to this. I've left my phone at work, and would have been SOL, except I have a tablet that never leaves my home which can also provide my second factor.

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Re:Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA by dotancohen on Friday July 05, 2024 @04:42PM (#40885819)
I recently had this experience when my phone had issues. I was foresighted enough to have Aegis installed on my E-Ink reader.
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