Is anyone using desktop authy for their MFA?

[Myra Wildmist]

I'm thinking seriously about setting up MFA on my account. I'm looking at authy as an option because it looks like it I wouldn't have to use my phone: there's a desktop app option.

Nothing wrong with google, but it's mobile dependent. I don't like the thought of possibly losing my phone and not being able to get into my account.

Is anyone using authy desktop authenticator? Does it work flawlessly with SL? Any issues?

Thank you for any help.

[Spiffy Voxel]

I've used Authy on desktop and mobile in the past — my only complaint about the desktop app is that unless you give each entry a specific name it's easy to get them mixed up.

[Myra Wildmist]

Ty, Spiffy. I'd probably only use it for sl, so nothing to get mixed up. I'll give it a try. : )

[Kathrine Jansma]

TOTP based MFA works in a lot of desktop options. I tend to use KeePass with a TOTP plugin or KeePass XC which can do TOTP out of the box.

Works fine.

[clarissanargi]

I use it for my SL account and also for my RL accounts as Facebook, Amazon, 1Password, Protonmail and so on.

What i find to be a big "yes!" for me is that i can use it on the desktop and from my Apple watch

[primerib1]

Used to, until I did a "factory reset" of Windows.

Will probably install again when I'm not being lazy... atm my phone is simply too easy to reach 😄

[Wulfie Reanimator]

I use BitWarden, which works on desktop and mobile, has browser extensions, doesn't require an online connection, and it's free/open-source.

The only serious recommendation I would give is: Don't use LastPass. They've had four security breaches this year alone.

[PekeNL]

KeepassXC all the way.

1 hour ago, Wulfie Reanimator said:

I use BitWarden, which works on desktop and mobile, has browser extensions, doesn't require an online connection, and it's free/open-source.

The only serious recommendation I would give is: Don't use LastPass. They've had four security breaches this year alone.

You forget to mention that OTP/MFA on Bitwarden costs money.

Edited December 21, 2022 by PekeNL

[Wulfie Reanimator]

32 minutes ago, PekeNL said:

You forget to mention that OTP/MFA on Bitwarden costs money.

If you have an MFA token (for a service that generates your keys, such as Linden Lab's login system), you can store that in Bitwarden for free.

If you want to use Bitwarden's service to generate those keys, that does require premium, but that wouldn't work for logging into SL.

Edit: You're right actually, it didn't work the way I thought. You would need the subscription to generate keys locally.

Edited December 21, 2022 by Wulfie Reanimator

[PekeNL]

13 hours ago, Wulfie Reanimator said:

If you have an MFA token (for a service that generates your keys, such as Linden Lab's login system), you can store that in Bitwarden for free.

If you want to use Bitwarden's service to generate those keys, that does require premium, but that wouldn't work for logging into SL.

Edit: You're right actually, it didn't work the way I thought. You would need the subscription to generate keys locally.

Yeah. I used it for a while but the limited options without paying made me switch to actual localized password/MFA storage.

[Myra Wildmist]

tysm, everyone. this has been very informative. : )

[VenKellie]

ya i use authy on pc and phone, syncs between both on 1 account. really handy little program for 2 factor logins