Authy: Does multi-device mode imply that all keys are stored on their ...
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 se...
authentication - Authy backup password issue - Information Security ...
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-encrypting accounts". …
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 generates the …
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 access my keys …
multi factor - The Wrong Icon for NordVPN on Authy - Information ...
Sep 3, 2021 · 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 displayed in the …
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 your …
totp - How does Authy implement multi-device mode? - Information ...
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 mode which is …
Do all Authenticator Apps use the same algorithm?
I've tried some Authenticator Apps (Google,Microsoft,Authy,Lastpass,...) and all of those apps generate same one time passwords at the same time ? So, these apps are use the same algorithm which is a …
authentication - Are Authy's SMS tokens insecure? - Information ...
Aug 2, 2018 · The Authenticator tokens are still encrypted at this point, and they can be decrypted if you enter the backup password. What are the security implications of this? Doesn't the SMS-based login …
Can I have push notification authentication without a third party app ...
Apr 7, 2018 · Third-party authentication apps like Authy just simplifying this for you and usually, the user will use additional applications that require 2fa of a sort.