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One more step to unhitching from Google...

Right now the only option I see in F-Droid is Aegis.

I'm not sure what to actually look for side from checking for unexpected permissions and reasonably frequent updates.

Hopefully something I can sync with a GNOME app...

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[–] pipe01@programming.dev 73 points 1 week ago

I use Aegis, it works well

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 60 points 1 week ago

I like Aegis.

[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 49 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Bitwarden. I don't self host it, though. $10 a year for password management and 2FA is fine by me.

[–] HereIAm@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Same. Self hosting it sounds nice, and I self host a handful of services, but I don't want to be stuck without passwords in another country with a dead server at home because a power cut happened at some point.

[–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Bitwarden caches your vault to your device, so you don't actually need a live connection to the server.

[–] az04@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I had fault in my server this summer and my local bitwarden app wouldn't work without the connection. Same in my laptop, if the connection is blocked by the firewall it doesn't let me load the vault at all.

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[–] HereIAm@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Oh, that's actually good to know. I guess it makes sense for when you don't have a good connection as well.

[–] TedZanzibar@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago

It's niche but I like to point it out whenever I get the opportunity: if your workplace uses Bitwarden Enterprise, every licensed user gets a free family plan that can be linked to any account. I haven't personally paid for BW for years.

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[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 42 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I've been using KeePassXC. I use Syncthing to keep the database synchronized between computers.

[–] pedroapero@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yes, the only issue I have with it is that you can only have one TOTP for each site entry (need to create two separate entries if using two accounts).

[–] synestine@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Same here. If it's TOTP based 2fa, you can keep them in entries and use them from there.

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Tbh, if you're using the same DB for PWs, you've successfully downgraded to 1FA now. Except maybe if you use a seperate KeyStick/Yubikey as secret bearer or smth

[–] hikaru755@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

More like 1.5FA, at least. It still protects against passwords being compromised in any way that doesn't compromise full access to your password database, which is still a lot better than using just passwords without a second factor.

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[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 26 points 1 week ago

I use Aegis on my phone.

[–] zingo@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Aegis.

I like the auto backup feature (encrypted) . Then the backup is synced to computer via Syncthing.

Set and forget setup.

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[–] spacelord@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago

Aegis ♥️

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 week ago
[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] Unlearned9545@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (11 children)
[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'm a little concerned about having OTP and passwords together in one system.

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[–] Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago

I've been using Aegis for several years now without any problems. It replaced the Google Authenticator seamlessly.

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago
[–] nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 week ago
[–] AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Bitwarden Authenticator because Bitwarden seems to have a good reputation. I don't use their password manager, though.
It does seem faintly insecure that it displays all of the codes at once on one page, but I'm having trouble imagining a scenario where it's actually a problem.

[–] poccalyps@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] retro@infosec.pub 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Proton Authenticator. Has both Desktop and Mobile apps. Free. Don't have to sync to Proton.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do they have a Linux client for the desktop?

[–] retro@infosec.pub 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] ClydapusGotwald@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Cyberflunk@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] blackbarn@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago

Vaultwardwn/bitwarden + a yubikey for bitwarden itself and a few others

[–] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago

Aegis seems like a pretty good 2FA app on Android from what I’ve heard. Personally, I use Ente Auth as sync is very helpful when I don’t have my phone nearby (you can either use the desktop app or use your browser, both work). Don’t think you can self-host sync, though I might be wrong. Ente Auth also works without sync, so there’s that.

I would not suggest using a password manager’s 2FA integration (e.g. Bitwarden, I think Proton Pass has one if you use that?) as it kind of defeats the point of 2FA, since if someone got access to your password manager, they would also get the 2FA codes.

[–] gagootron@feddit.org 9 points 1 week ago

Yubikey. I dont want to trust my phone, so I use some separate hardware instead

[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 week ago

keepassxc and a yubikey. And syncthing to keep all devices in sync

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

I use Aegis, automatically backed up every time a new key is added. Was using Authy for a while, but they're going down the enshittification hole, so I dumped them.

[–] example@reddthat.com 6 points 1 week ago

FreeOTP/FreeOTP+

depending on your goal for this (real 2fa vs just simulated) you shouldn't have sync in the first place.

you could also look into security keys (hardware solution, webauthn/FIDO2) as an alternative that has strong security with good user experience (no typing anymore), but they're not as widely accepted.

[–] Undaunted@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago

Yubikeys. I have 2 of them and both have the same entries in case one breaks.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Authenticator and Authenticator.

Damn thoe innovative tech companies, what will they think of next.

[–] julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 week ago

I use Proton Authenticator on an iPhone without an account and I am satisfied

[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm currently using FreeOTP from F-droid. Aegis seemed to have way too much extra crap. You don't want to sync multiple 2fa applications together since the idea of the 2nd factor is it's only in one place. Even being able to back it up is sort of contra, but if you have to, make sure the backup is well safeguarded.

The basic TOTP algorithm is quite easy to implement fwiw. A dozen or so lines of Python.

[–] erev@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Bitwarden as Vaultwarden enables TOTP.

[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

Yubikey for 2Fa codes also works well for sudo and su (2Fa) or if you still use Windows I think it supports single sign on there. Absolutely worth the purchase have had my keys for years.

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[–] W4nd3r3r@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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[–] suicidaleggroll@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I used to use 2FAS, but recently switched to a self-hosted instance of Ente

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