authentication - Authy backup password issue - Information …
Apr 21, 2017 · I have enabled Authy backups on my phone, and set the password. Then I installed the Chrome app on my PC, after I input backup password, the screen shows "Re …
Authy: Does multi-device mode imply that all keys are stored on …
My understanding is that if you use Authy, without backups/multi-device options, none of your account keys are stored on their servers. It all resides on your single device. Ie, even if Authy …
How does Authy's 2FA work, if it doesn't connect to the server?
In Authy's case, when the user submits a passcode to the server, the server looks up the user's seed data, calculates the counter value based on the timestamp of the request and then …
Authy - is my backup secured by only my password or 2FA s well
Aug 22, 2016 · I've read around the Authy site and done a few Google searches, but it is not clear to me whether an attacker that compromised my Authy account backup password could …
multi factor - The Wrong Icon for NordVPN on Authy
Sep 3, 2021 · 2 I recently turned on the multi-factor authentication on NordVPN and I use Authy for the authenticator. After scanning the QR code on the website, I found that the icon …
totp - How does Authy implement multi-device mode?
Dec 14, 2020 · The accepted answer conflates Authy's multi-device mode with its cloud backup feature. I am specifically not asking about the cloud backup feature, but about the multi-device …
Spooky behaviour with Authy - Information Security Stack Exchange
Feb 26, 2017 · Both Authy and Google Authenticator will use exactly the same keys and generate exactly the same codes. They will get the current timestamp down to half-minutes, hash it with …
authentication - Information Security Stack Exchange
Oct 19, 2018 · 3 Consider using an emulator such as BlueStacks and move your 2FA to the emulator. You don't need another device for this since BlueStacks is free. There's also a …
multi factor - Is it safe to save a screenshot of my QR code ...
Aug 15, 2019 · Authy also displays the remaining time before a token times out so that you can see if it is about to expire. I also take a screenshot of every QR code so that I can register it …
Why is Authy (or TFA in general) considered more secure than just ...
Sep 1, 2021 · Why is the use of Authy TFA more secure than just having a long password? Presumably the user will record his Authy code right along side his normal password. The net …