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...

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 …

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". …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 result being that …

Jan 30, 2018 · I was just reading around and found it really fascinating that Authy can use Google Authenticator implementations anywhere. How does Authy does this? Isn't this a security risk?

Apr 17, 2021 · Writing them to paper is one of the simplest, guaranteed to be safe from malware and hardware failure for the average people. If you have a password manager, usually you can store …

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 …