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[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 49 points 10 months ago (7 children)

If you’d rather switch apps altogether, it’s worth noting that Authy doesn’t come with an export feature.

That's what makes Aegis better IMO. People use it because they like it, not because they're locked in.

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What would possess anybody to use a 2FA service that locks you in?

[–] maxprime@lemmy.ml 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's not like they advertise "No exporting" as a feature after all.

And generally speaking when people are grabbing an authenticator app it's because you're either trying to sign up for a service, or you've been given some kind of unwelcome push to upgrade your account security. Not an environment that's conducive to extensive research.

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