I use 1Password which manages passwords and authentication 

Tim Law

> On 11 Mar 2026, at 12:39 pm, Daniel Kerr via WAMUG <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Rosemary,
> 
> I use Duo Mobile myself (Which is free). It keeps all my authentication I 
> need together in one App. It has some “preset names” in it already, otherwise 
> you can scan a QR code or enter the info for most others.
> The only one I’ve seen it not “play nice with” was for Microsoft logins - 
> Microsoft don’t seem to like other authenticator Apps except their own. 
> (Haven’t tried it recently, but it was a while back it wouldn’t allow others).
> 
> You can download it from the App Store here - 
> https://apps.apple.com/au/app/duo-mobile/id422663827
> 
> I’ve been using it for a number of years and always found it very good. It 
> has about 20+ ones saved for my things and various logins/websites. Though 
> thankfully a lot are now going to PassKeys (which is generally more secure) 
> and handled in the Apple Passwords App).
> 
> Kind regards
> Daniel
> 
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>> On 11 Mar 2026, at 8:21 am, Rosemary Spark via WAMUG 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>  what's the best authenticator app for apple? is it the apple one
>>  authenticator  2stable? you do have to pay but it syncs to icloud? free
>>  3 days, week 9.99 , year 39.99, lifetime 99.99
>>  is there a open source one that is as good?
>>  thoughts?
>>  Rosemary Spark
>>  PO Box 781
>>  South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia
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