YubiKey VS Google Authenticator

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YubiKey mentions (10)

• Regarding Yubikey

  People refer to blue keys as 'old' but yubico.com is clear...Security Key Series has been updated to black in 2023 with the same features as the Security Key Series in blue. Blue keys only available through partner sites. Source: about 1 year ago

• Can't log in on mobile – Yubikey 5C NFC

  Sorry if this has been asked a lot already - I've tried searching yubico.com and this subreddit, but I haven't found a fix for it. Source: about 1 year ago

• Why passkeys from Apple, Google, Microsoft may soon replace your passwords

  And this is what passkeys fix. So instead you get your parents a set of yubi-keys for their access to 1-pass. * Whenever they are using a known machine (their laptop, phone, etc.) an biometric+device security is used, that's your 2FA. * When in rare machines, or doing things that are probably not ideal (like trying to load and read account information stored in the password manager) they'd have to pull up... Source: over 1 year ago

• First Yubikey lasted almost 10 years, here’s hoping for another 10!

  You know how sites ask you to use 2FA by texting you a code and having you put it in? It lets you do that by pressing the gold button on the front. It's better than using phone multifactor authentication, because it's possible for hackers to either trick you into giving them 2FA codes (There's a video on the front page of yubico.com right now explaining how that can happen), or to manipulate your phone carrier... Source: over 1 year ago

• Google Authenticator

  Not a solution to your exact problem, but since you're already in this pickle, I recommend getting a couple security keys (Yubikeys directly from yubico.com). You can then use Yubico's authentication app + security key which works with any service requiring an authetication app (including CDC - this is what I use). It's much easier to restore and a lot more secure. Source: over 1 year ago

Google Authenticator mentions (7)

• Google Authenticator now supports Google Account synchronization

  Here they have support page https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• I'm building a macOS app in a week with Tauri and Supabase.

  Many authenticator apps already exist on Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Most of them have synchronization features but are limited to backup only or sync with the same platform (ie: iOS or Android only). I'm using one of them for years and at this moment I'm feeling bothered when switching to a mobile device every time login into a website or online service. So, I created Otentik Authenticator. A Google... - Source: dev.to / over 1 year ago

• Ask HN: How to enable 2FA for Google Account to use Authenticator app?

  Their only docs suggest using an authenticator app (which presumably runs on the 'phone which potentially can be lost' anyway) is possible: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en&ref_topic=2954345 If it's not showing up for you, you'd need to contact their support team to find out why. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• Bought Centric Swap / CNS? Here’s What To Do Next

  By the way, if you don’t already have 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) set up on your Centric Wallet, now would be a good time to do that. You’ll need to have a 2FA app installed on your smartphone, such as Google Authenticator or Authy. Source: over 2 years ago

• Storing hex/pulse/pulse swap

  Use 2FA with Google Authenticator for your email, wallets, and pretty much anything else that allows you to do so. Source: over 2 years ago