Finally Getting Away from Authy for 2FA
As an experienced Software Engineer, keeping my systems secure is crucial. However, when the tools I rely on stop meeting my needs, it’s time for a change. Recently, I faced this dilemma with Authy. Authy, a popular two-factor authentication (2FA) ap...
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Funny to bump in to you here Henri! Ever since Authy's data breach a mere month after your post, I have been thinking of moving from Authy. They have since however made this next to impossible:
This is more secure, of course, but seems awfully convenient when so many are trying to migrate away after the data breach.
If you're curious, a solution to export keys now is to use a rooted phone and dance around the Play Integrity API used by the Android client. I have confirmed that this works, but the majority of people would probably just have to set up 2FA manually for each service if they want to move away...