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Proton releases a new app for two-factor authentication (techcrunch.com)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/post/289079

Proton Authenticator Blogpost

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (9 children)

Ehhhh but they already have this in Proton Pass?

E: found this in the FAQ

Proton Pass is a password manager designed to securely generate and store strong passwords, and protect your digital identity with features like email alises and dark web monitoring. It also includes an integrated authenticator that can store and autofill 2FA codes - but not the ones used to log in to your Proton account. Proton Authenticator is a standalone 2FA app that allows users to enable 2FA protection for their Proton account, it also allows users to store their 2FA codes separate from their passwords if they wish to do so.

If you already use Proton Pass, I think I'd recommend Ente Auth instead. That's what I use.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (3 children)

You really should not keep your MFA codes in the same place as your passwords, especially if you are syncing those passwords between devices and/or a cloud service.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yes that's why I said:

If you already use Proton Pass, I think I'd recommend Ente Auth instead

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Aha. Sorry, I misunderstood. I saw the first line about Proton Pass already supporting MFA and I wasn’t familiar with Ente Auth. I did just look it up and I can’t believe I’ve never heard of it before. It’s even AGPL-3.0, be still my beating heart! Thank you for pointing it out!

https://ente.io/ for anyone curious.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

Yes, the biggest difference is that Proton Auth seems to work without an account.

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