Google Authenticator updated, finally allows syncing of 2FA codes

Google has updated Google Authenticator, its mobile authenticator app for delivering time-based one-time authentication codes, and now allows users to sync (effectively: back up) their codes to their Google account. A long-awaited option Before this update, losing one’s mobile device with Google Authenticator on it created many problems for end users and enterprise IT departments. “Since one time codes in Authenticator were only stored on a single device, a loss of that device meant that … More →

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