Ente Auth
Security and privacy
two-factor authentication app
SHOW HN2023
16points
2comments
#1,874of 3,109 in 2023
Top 61%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 1 comments about the project.
Privacy: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
Objections
Syncing keys undermines the purpose of 2FA by weakening the possession factor
From 1 comment
Wouldn't syncing the keys defeat the whole purpose of 2fa?
ka_me_ha_me_ha on HN
Questions
Does syncing secrets across devices defeat the security model of 2FA?
From 1 comment
Wouldn't syncing the keys defeat the whole purpose of 2fa?
ka_me_ha_me_ha on HN