Microsoft Authenticator: Android backup only with Google One from January

Microsoft’s Authenticator can store a backup in the cloud. Starting in January, this will no longer be possible for personal ...
TechRepublic

Linux has a new authenticator app, and it’s easy enough for anyone to use

Jack Wallen shows you how to install and use the Authenticator 2FA desktop client on Linux. I’ve relied on various authenticator apps for some time. For those that don’t know, an authenticator app is ...
Forbes

New Google 2FA Update Makes Security Safer For 100 Million Users

It’s been a long time coming since the first details were leaked back in August, 2024, but the new Google Authenticator app has now arrived for users to download. With 100 million plus users already, ...
Tidbits

AppBITS: Proton Authenticator Takes on 2FA Apps

In “Two-Factor Authentication, Two-Step Verification, and 1Password” (10 July 2023), I explained that for true two-factor authentication, you needed to acquire your time-based one-time password (TOTP) ...
Android Authority

Proton just dropped a 2FA app that does a few things others don’t

Proton Authenticator is a new free, open-source 2FA app for mobile and desktop. It supports encrypted multi-device sync, local-only storage, and easy import/export of 2FA tokens. The app works with or ...