Google Authenticator is an excellent solution for generating one-time passcodes for two-factor authentication. But while the app makes a lot of sense to use for many, if you’re locked into the Apple ...

Ever since it came out, Google Authenticator has been a popular choice for generating two-factor authentication codes on the fly. The service is reliable and secure, but has always had one glaring ...

Your Google Authenticator one-time codes are no longer trapped if you lose the device that stores them. An update to Authenticator for Android and iOS now stores backups of codes in your Google ...

The Google Authenticator app designates one device to bring you all your OTP needs, but if that gets stolen, it is a problem before, but it will no longer be thanks to this new update from the company ...

I'm flabbergasted by commenters nonchalance with being able to recover MFA secrets from Google. I'm gonna regret asking this: Say you lose your phone and with it your authenticator. When you obtain a ...

One of the most effective ways to stop your online accounts from being hacked is to turn on two-factor authentication. The security measure, often known as 2FA or multifactor authentication, requires ...

An examination by security researchers finds an alarming flaw in the search giant's new feature, which syncs your Authenticator app across devices. Reading time 3 minutes A new two-factor ...

The Google Authenticator app used to store one-time access codes for account security now supports backups and syncing across devices using a Google Account, Google announced today. With Google ...

The authenticator secrets are simply strings "AVZIENWYSH5SMMKWA", that are used with a time-based algorithm to generate a token. Backing them up could be done with a simple text file, or a pen and ...