Anyone have any suggestions for a replacement for Authy?
It's a 2FA Chrome App that syncs your 2FA tokens across devices.
They have a 'desktop app' now available for Mac and Windows, but of course nothing for Linux (surprise surprise).
So any equivalent that will work cross platform and sync too?
I don't have a good solution to this problem - I am mugged while traveling and I lose my phone and wallet. If anyone could share how they tackle this problem I'd be grateful.
'Something you have' relies on physical security, so if you have the same physical security for both your laptop and phone, there's no reduction by having a 2FA token on each device.
The concern is that Authy changes the second factor from physical security back to something cloud-based and hackable.
I don't know if that's legit because I don't know how Authy works.
I experimented with migrating from Chrome to Firefox 57 when that launched. It's a very capable browser and I could easily use it as my main browser, but Authy was the main thing which stopped me dropping Chrome for work use. There were other things (like Netflix Chromecast support) which were stumbling blocks for home use, but I can always keep Chrome around for those.
For standard OTP, I use 1Password. It integrates well, syncs with my devices, and is still locked behind a secured central password (or fingerprint, in the case of my mobile device). It's secure enough for my needs while still being performant and encouraging of good habits, such as randomized, unique passwords.