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Authenticator apps on selfhosted VM (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by SysAdmin31@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum
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Yesterday, I accidentally removed an authenticator app from my phone. Fortunately, I have another copy of the app on a different device. It made me realize how easy it is to lock myself out of my accounts. Do you think it's a good idea to create a Windows VM with an Android emulator on it and install copies of all my authenticator apps, this will not cause any security issues?

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[–] TBT_TBT@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is the reason why I don’t self host my password manager: my 2FA passwords are in there, very conveniently and independently of any other device. I trust 1Password with that.

[–] mpember@alien.top 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] TBT_TBT@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So? No customer data got leaked. And even if the vaults would get leaked (which they didn’t), they are 2FA encrypted.

[–] AdventureCoupleCo@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

2fa is not encryption.

[–] double_oh_walter@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

lol. did you really read the article you linked?