That extra 2FA code is typically provided by an app on your phone, and a lot of us rely on Google Authenticator for Android and iOS. The app is simple and straightforward, comes from a well-known ...

Earlier this week, Google updated its Authenticator app to enable the backup and syncing of 2FA codes across devices using a Google Account. Now an examination by Mysk security researchers has ...

The latest version of Google Authenticator can backup one-time access codes (OTP) in the Google Account cloud storage, making managing and using said codes across different devices and services ...

Yet, some systems, such as banks, don’t support interaction with apps like Authy or Google Authenticator and insist on sending 2FA codes via SMS. For the more security-minded, this isn’t ...

1Password ensures that all the data, including 2FA codes, is protected by AES-256 encryption.Until Google Authenticator implements E2EE for its cloud backup feature, I'll be sticking with ...

Until now, Google Authenticator had an annoying flaw: Your one-time codes were stored only on your phone, which could cause a tremendous number of problems if you didn't have backup codes.