Blaze@feddit.nl to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-21 month agoAegis Authenticator, open source Google Authenticator alternative, available on F-Droidgetaegis.appexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down12
arrow-up1211arrow-down1external-linkAegis Authenticator, open source Google Authenticator alternative, available on F-Droidgetaegis.appBlaze@feddit.nl to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoAny reason to use this rather than Ente Auth?
minus-squareThe Ramen Dutchman@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 month agoAny reasons to use Ente Auth over Aegis?
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoNot really. Yet, Ente Auth offers syncing between devices which one may deem to be against the concept of 2FA (different token keys on different devices).
minus-squaretrevor (he/they)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoBeing able to sync between devices is a huge benefit. I switched from Aegis to Ente Auth for that reason. It’s all e2e encrypted, and you can protect your Ente account with a hardware key, so there’s basically no downside.
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoThe downside is complexity which is always a reason to not use software that deals in cryptography stuff. Sometimes simple is best.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoIn your case, the second factor is the use of the hardware key.
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoIf knew the answer to this, I wouldn’t have need to ask my question…
Any reason to use this rather than Ente Auth?
Any reasons to use Ente Auth over Aegis?
Not really. Yet, Ente Auth offers syncing between devices which one may deem to be against the concept of 2FA (different token keys on different devices).
Being able to sync between devices is a huge benefit. I switched from Aegis to Ente Auth for that reason.
It’s all e2e encrypted, and you can protect your Ente account with a hardware key, so there’s basically no downside.
The downside is complexity which is always a reason to not use software that deals in cryptography stuff. Sometimes simple is best.
In your case, the second factor is the use of the hardware key.
If knew the answer to this, I wouldn’t have need to ask my question…