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On the same day Microsoft is cutting off autofill with its Authenticator app, Proton has announced a potential alternative. Proton Authenticator is a free two-factor authentication (2FA) app available ...

Proton has launched a new 2FA app, called Authenticator. This is an open-source app that offers multi-device sync, the ability to export/import 2FA tokens, and end-to-end encryption. The app is ...

The makers of Bitwarden Password Manager have launched Bitwarden Authenticator. Bitwarden Authenticator is a two-factor authentication app that serves TOTP codes. This is a standalone app, but ...

Proton Authenticator is a new free, open-source 2FA app for mobile and desktop. It supports encrypted multi-device sync, local-only storage, and easy import/export of 2FA tokens. The app works with or ...

Authenticator apps are increasing in adoption as they add another layer of security to user identity verification. An ITRC study found that more than 1.35 billion individuals had their personal data ...

Security tools deserve transparency and better design.

Microsoft plans to begin retiring the password autofill feature in its Authenticator app next month, as part of its broader shift toward more secure, passwordless sign-in methods. Microsoft is ...

Security-minded folks should use authenticator apps instead. MFA, formerly known as 2FA (two-factor authentication), is a secondary security method born out of the decades-old security principle that ...