On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 11:05 AM, Joe Fruchey <[email protected]> wrote:
> I use Google Authenticator. I don't think you can have multiple devices > active concurrently, nor can you export the keys. I think the proper way to > transfer to a new device is to decomm the old one by disabling 2FA, then > set it up again on the new device. One way to avoid this is to print/save > the QR code on the initial setup, but once it's gone, there's no way to > retrieve it. > Most services should offer a recovery mechanism of some kind, which is where you need to address this. I've never transferred google auth from one phone to another, just set up a new batch with the new phone. YMMV. > > On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 10:14 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We recently were forced to start using 2FA for a service at work and, >> as I agree with the practice (at least in principal), I started using >> Google Authenticator for several other services, including sudo on a >> couple of Linux boxes I have. >> >> Now I'm facing a phone that desperately needs to be replaced but >> authenticator codes locked into the software on that one device. I know >> I can get new codes for all of my existing services and just set it up >> fresh on a new device but I'm curious how that's "normally" handled. I >> wouldn't necessarily have that option if I chucked my phone into a brick >> wall as I have been sorely tempted to do on multiple occassions lately. >> >> >> Do you backup your authenticator keys somewhere? If so, how? >> >> Set it up on multiple devices under the assumption that at least will be >> functional long enough to reset codes with the services? >> >> Do you avoid 2FA specifically because of this issue? >> >> Something else totally obvious that I just missed? >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Bill >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
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