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AndyGER :verified_coffee:<p>Which <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authenticator</span></a> app should I use on <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> instead of <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a>..?!</p>
Em :official_verified:<p>What is your favorite app for <br>Multifactor Authentication, and why do you like it most? 2️⃣✌️👀</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MFA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/2FA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2FA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authenticator</span></a></p>
Cliff<p>Not really surprised to see this. </p><p>Microsoft Authenticator is ending support for passwords.</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/695288/microsoft-authenticator-autofill-store-passwords" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/695288/micro</span><span class="invisible">soft-authenticator-autofill-store-passwords</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MS</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authenticator</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Password</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Passkeys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Passkeys</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a></p>
Kelson<p>New app review on my website!</p><p>Aegis Authenticator<br>★★★★★</p><p>A well-designed 2FA app for Android that lets you organize accounts into groups, can use a password or fingerprint to add another layer of security to your codes, and can easily import from several apps including Google Authenticator.</p><p><a href="https://hyperborea.org/reviews/apps/aegis-authenticator/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://hyperborea.org/reviews/apps/aegis-authenticator/</a><br><a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authenticator</span></a> <a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/2fa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2fa</span></a> <a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/degoogling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>degoogling</span></a> <a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/floss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floss</span></a> <a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>android</span></a> <a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>review</span></a></p>
Aleksi Manninen<p>So <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/Authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authenticator</span></a> could have be used as <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/passwordManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passwordManager</span></a>, but now they inform that they will delete all passwords in August?<br>Finnish traditionally are on vacation for July. So when people get back to work in August, they won’t remember their AD passwords and now MS in their infinite wisdom decided that you don’t need access to your passwords any more.<br><a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/microsoft-will-delete-your-passwords-in-one-month-do-this-asap/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnet.com/tech/microsoft-will-d</span><span class="invisible">elete-your-passwords-in-one-month-do-this-asap/</span></a></p>
Rod2ik 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇪🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱<p>Dans un mois <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> se débarrasse de vos <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mots</span></a> de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passe</span></a>, et utilisera des <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passkeys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passkeys</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cl%C3%A9s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clés</span></a> de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sécurité</span></a> à la place </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authenticator</span></a> ne gèrera plus les mots de passe</p><p><a href="https://www.cnetfrance.fr/news/dans-un-mois-microsoft-se-debarrasse-des-mots-de-passe-voici-ce-que-vous-devez-faire-sans-tarder-431408.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnetfrance.fr/news/dans-un-moi</span><span class="invisible">s-microsoft-se-debarrasse-des-mots-de-passe-voici-ce-que-vous-devez-faire-sans-tarder-431408.htm</span></a></p>
adingbatponder<p>One of the most important functions on my computer is the GNOME <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authenticator</span></a> app. Without it I cannot even access many of the services I use daily. I need to reinstall my <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NixOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NixOS</span></a> machine to move to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/flakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flakes</span></a> and clean up some messy command-line installs. Is there a way to restore the authenticator app after reinstall so it works for all services, without having to revisit each site and re-enroll the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/2FA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2FA</span></a> manually? Can this be achieved via a flake that manages <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/secrets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>secrets</span></a>? <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/authenticatorapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authenticatorapp</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/MicrosoftAuthenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftAuthenticator</span></a> now warns to export <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passwords</span></a> before July cutoff</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-authenticator-now-warns-to-export-passwords-before-july-cutoff/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu</span><span class="invisible">rity/microsoft-authenticator-now-warns-to-export-passwords-before-july-cutoff/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authenticator</span></a></p>
Sindastra<p><strong>Make TOTP 2FA/MFA setup slightly more user-friendly</strong></p><p>You can also put OTP secrets into links to allow users to set up OTP with one single click without a QR code scan nor manual copying of a secret!</p><p><a href="https://www.sindastra.de/p/3567/make-totp-2fa-mfa-setup-slightly-more-user-friendly" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.sindastra.de/p/3567/make-totp-2fa-mfa-setup-slightly-more-user-friendly</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.sindastra.de/p/tag/2fa" target="_blank">#2fa</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.sindastra.de/p/tag/apple" target="_blank">#apple</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.sindastra.de/p/tag/authenticator" target="_blank">#authenticator</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.sindastra.de/p/tag/macos" target="_blank">#macos</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.sindastra.de/p/tag/mfa" target="_blank">#mfa</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.sindastra.de/p/tag/otp" target="_blank">#otp</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.sindastra.de/p/tag/otpauth" target="_blank">#otpauth</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.sindastra.de/p/tag/totp" target="_blank">#totp</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.sindastra.de/p/tag/webdev" target="_blank">#webdev</a></p>
adingbatponder<p>If your internet is sufficiently slow, an <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTP</span></a> one time password provided by an <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authenticator</span></a> will expire before the login using it completes, so you are stuck. First time for everything....</p>
KRISÚ クリス<p>ACHTUNG! Wer den <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authenticator</span></a> benutzt, sollte sich das durchlesen. Bald ist er weg.</p><p><a href="https://krisu.eu/authenticator-geloescht-freiheit-gewonnen/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">krisu.eu/authenticator-geloesc</span><span class="invisible">ht-freiheit-gewonnen/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitaleUnabhaengigkeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitaleUnabhaengigkeit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WegVonBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WegVonBigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSourceStattAbh%C3%A4ngigkeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceStattAbhängigkeit</span></a></p>
Soldier of FORTRAN :ReBoot:​<p>How long, you think, until Google and Microsoft make their authenticator products start charging users to get rid of the ads they will invariably place in to those products at some point?</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authenticator</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a></p>
David W. Jones<p>Sounds like yet another good reason not to use Microsoft products.</p><p><a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2772036/microsoft-is-killing-authenticators-password-manager-features-soon.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pcworld.com/article/2772036/mi</span><span class="invisible">crosoft-is-killing-authenticators-password-manager-features-soon.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authenticator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>password</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> ends <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authenticator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>password</span></a> autofill, moves users to <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Edge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Edge</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-ends-authenticator-password-autofill-moves-users-to-edge/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu</span><span class="invisible">rity/microsoft-ends-authenticator-password-autofill-moves-users-to-edge/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a></p>
Edwin G. :mapleleafroundel:<p>Microsoft discontinuing password autofill (and password manager features) in their Authenticator app. It’s replaced with Microsoft Edge.</p><p>The feature will be fully removed in August 2025.</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-ends-authenticator-password-autofill-moves-users-to-edge/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu</span><span class="invisible">rity/microsoft-ends-authenticator-password-autofill-moves-users-to-edge/</span></a><br>- - -<br>Microsoft met à la retraite le remplissage de mots de passe (et la fonction de gestion de mots de passe) dans leur app Authenticator. C’est remplacé par Microsoft Edge.</p><p>La fonctionnalité sera entièrement retirée en août 2025.</p><p>// Article en anglais //</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authenticator</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Microsoft - the Walmart of passkeys...</p><p>Microsoft’s new “passwordless by default” is great but comes at a cost </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/05/microsoft-pushes-unphishable-logins-forward-with-new-sign-in-options/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/security/2025/</span><span class="invisible">05/microsoft-pushes-unphishable-logins-forward-with-new-sign-in-options/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Passkeys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Passkeys</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authenticator</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Simon Zerafa<p>It seems that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@bitwarden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bitwarden</span></a></span> has released an Android and iOS TOTP Authentication app (separate from the password manager app) 😊</p><p>It seems this was released some time ago but I don't recall seeing any announcements at the time 😟</p><p><a href="https://bitwarden.com/products/authenticator/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bitwarden.com/products/authent</span><span class="invisible">icator/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TOTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TOTP</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Password</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authenticator</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a></p>
scrap//code :corteximplant:<p>I am looking for a <a href="https://corteximplant.com/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> or at least <a href="https://corteximplant.com/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> or <a href="https://corteximplant.com/tags/efta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>efta</span></a> based <a href="https://corteximplant.com/tags/2fa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2fa</span></a> <a href="https://corteximplant.com/tags/authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authenticator</span></a> app that is available for <a href="https://corteximplant.com/tags/ios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ios</span></a> to migrage away from the <a href="https://corteximplant.com/tags/techbro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techbro</span></a> authenticator I am currently using. My first investigation brought up 2FAS. Is this a recommended piece of software? Any alternatives?<br>---<br><a href="https://corteximplant.com/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unplugtrump</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Laser Cut Acrylic Provides Movie-Style Authentication - Here at Hackaday, we pride ourselves on bringing you the latest and greatest proje... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/02/12/laser-cut-acrylic-provides-movie-style-authentication/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/02/12/laser-</span><span class="invisible">cut-acrylic-provides-movie-style-authentication/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/securityhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>securityhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authenticator</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/lasercut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lasercut</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/acrylic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>acrylic</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/prop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prop</span></a></p>
Simona Casolari<p>Hi Fedi friends,</p><p>I'm looking to change my Google authenticator app for a more privacy-oriented, reliable alternative. For iOS. </p><p>Haven't tried any so far, but I've read about Ente, Yubikey and 2FAS. </p><p>Do you have recommandations?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2FA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2FA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authenticator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a></p>