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Is switching to Aegis really worth the hassle? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/privacyguides@lemmy.one
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Hello! I'm in the process of slowly de-googling my life and taking my privacy more seriously.

I currently use Google Authenticator for 2fa at the moment.

I am currently dreading swapping those to Aegis, which requires a password every time I want to use it (that's very inconvenient, to be honest) while with Google's I can just open the app and get the necessary code right away; no password required.

Should I just stop being lazy, suck it up, and make the switch? I know I'm being a bit of a baby.

Edit: Okay, apparently I can use my fingerprint scanner instead, which is a LOT better, so I'll stop being a lazy shit and do the swap tomorrow. Cheers!

Final Edit: I made the switch to Aegis. Already made a backup, and I have Biometrics setup. Ty everyone!

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[–] 8 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (10 children)

Btw OP, you can export from Google Auth. and it will give you a big QR code that you can just snap with Aegis, in case you didn't know already.

No need to transfer one-by-one.

You just need to get the code off your phone first.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 years ago (8 children)

    Err.. how do I get it off my phone tho?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children)

    Err… how do I get it off my phone tho?

    There are several ways! First, take a screenshot (power + vol. ~~up~~ down is the shortcut for me, not sure if this is an Android default).

    Then email it to yourself, or plug in your phone with UTP to a computer and move it out of the picture folder, or print from your phone to a wifi-enabled printer, or use something like Google Keep and sync it to your computer, etc.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Doesn’t that defeat the whole purpose though? I would regenerate each OTP “string”, for lack of a better way to say it, rather than bringing them over as Google already has that data.

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