Authenticator apps avoid your mobile network, sending codes through its own secure channels to avoid them being compromised. These apps generate one-time six-digit codes that refresh every 30 seconds.

Google Authenticator is a reliable and easy-to-use free option. You can also check out LastPass Authenticator and the Microsoft Authenticator apps.

If you've grown tired of your current 2FA app, you can import all of your entries into Proton Authenticator. Supported 2FA apps include Google Authenticator, Aegis Authenticator, Bitwarden ...

Microsoft Authenticator provides multi-factor authentication options, as well as a password manager. Here's what you should know about the app.

Authenticator apps are security tools that enhance the security of your online accounts. They work by enabling two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA), which adds an ...

If the Microsoft Authenticator app doesn’t cover all your needs, support for FIDO2 hardware security devices is also coming. That could be a Yubikey, or even a fitness tracker like the Motiv Ring.

Since 2019, Microsoft has allowed people to use a “backup and restore” tool for its Microsoft Authenticator app. Other third-party apps, such as Authy, also sync across people’s devices.

Finally, Google has updated its useful Authenticator app on iOS to allow users to export their myriad of tokens and import them on another iPhone ...

With iOS 15, Apple can generate the codes normally served up via authenticator apps or text messages. Here's how to set it up for the services you've secured with two-factor authentication.

Microsoft is moving toward a password-less future. As part of that shift, it no longer wants the Authenticator app to handle ...