Which Authenticator apps do you use?

Which of these do you use for Multi-Factor Authentication?

  • Google Authenticator

    Votes: 22 56.4%
  • Microsoft Authenticator

    Votes: 18 46.2%
  • True Key (by Intel/McAfee?)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • LastPass Authenticator

    Votes: 8 20.5%
  • Integrated or other Authentication apps (comment below)

    Votes: 3 7.7%
  • Authy

    Votes: 5 12.8%
  • Service-specific (ie. Steam, Blizzard etc) Authenticators

    Votes: 3 7.7%
  • YubiKey or other physical means

    Votes: 3 7.7%
  • Backup, SMS or Email codes

    Votes: 9 23.1%
  • None of the above (I don't use extra security)

    Votes: 1 2.6%

  • Total voters
    39
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Ink

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See Poll options, which of these do you use?
What's your favourite, or most used?
 

Arequire

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Own a second smartphone that never leaves the house and has only ever been connected to the internet to download Google Authenticator. Use it purely as a 2FA device to get codes via Google Authenticator or SMS. Figure it's a good idea in case my actual phone gets broken, lost or stolen so I won't lose access to my accounts.
 
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Microsoft , lastpass, email, sms, whatever the service/apps propose.
 

Marko :)

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Microsoft Authenticator and Backup, SMS or Email codes.
 

mekelek

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Authy and Winauth. Authy cause it has a cloud backup so if my phone dies i don't lose my 2FA's.
 
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Authy. I find it very good. It's a secure way to have multiple backed up devices.
 

aragornnnn

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Yubikey and if that isn't supported i will use Microsoft authenticator.
 

cryogent

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I use Authy for anything else and Google Authenticator for gmail accounts.
 

lab34

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Hello,
I'm mainly using Google Authenticator for everything, except I'm using Lastpass authenticator for Lastpass. Because I like the interactive notification.
 

Amelith Nargothrond

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I also use YubiKeys/YubiKey Authenticator. I have 3 of them, one is just a simple FIDO U2F, one classic and one with NFC. From the latter two, one is the backup of the other. If I lose both of these, well... I'm screwed :D
I feel better with my 2FA accounts being on the ground rather than in the cloud, passwords are enough if stored up there :p
 

orthonovum

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I carried a yubikey with me on my key chain for a few years and used it like 2 times so I just decided to use google auth for everything and get rid of the extra key chain junk
 

eXDj

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LastPass Authenticator because have backup,when reset your android not lost key
 
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