If You need to maintain your blog using an Android/iPhone app, or any other software using the XMLRPC interface, you can enable the App password feature in this plugin,īut please note that enabling the App password feature will make your blog less secure. You could enable it for your administrator account, but log in as usual with less privileged accounts. The two-factor authentication requirement can be enabled on a per-user basis. If you are security aware, you may already have the Google Authenticator app installed on your smartphone, using it for two-factor authentication on Gmail/Dropbox/Lastpass/Amazon etc.
And there is no reason why you should not use it over Google Authenticator.The Google Authenticator plugin for WordPress gives you two-factor authentication using the Google Authenticator app for Android/iPhone/Blackberry. In a nutshell, Authy is a clear winner here. And Authy will still work like Google authenticator. Off course, some may say that these extra features also make it vulnerable (which is true to some extent), but then again, if you don’t want them, you have the option to disable them. Plus, it also comes with some useful features, like - better layout, copy to clipboard, multiple devices support, PIN and cloud backup, etc. Overall, Authy does pretty much everything that Google authenticator does. So, if someone is secretly recording your screen, at least Authy will make it difficult for them, if not impossible while Google Authenticator will offer no resistance. But you can do that with the Google Authenticator app.
So even if someone gets access to your Authy backup, they still won’t be able to use it, as they don’t have your master password.Īlso, you can not take a screenshot (or record/cast screen) of Authy’s Android app. Yes, you can use a third-party app locker to protect it, but by default, there is no gatekeeper in Google Authenticator.Īnd if this is any relief, you should know that Authy encrypts your accounts before uploading them to the server. But there is no such option in Google Authenticator. How? Well, you can set a PIN/MasterPassword/Fingerprint to open the app. When it comes to in-hand use, Authy is more secure than google authenticator.
Similarly, if you buy a new phone, you’ll have to manually transfer all the accounts, which is a tedious process.Īgain, if you think, cloud backup option in Authy, will compromise your security, then you have the option to disable it. So, if you lost your phone, you lost access to all of your account. However, in Google authenticator, there are no options for cloud backup or sync. And second, say you bought a new phone, then you can easily migrate your Authy account to it, by simply installing the app and verifying it. One, if you lost your phone, you can still log into your Authy account from other devices. You can find it under settings > devices > uncheck allow multiple devices.Īuthy lets you take cloud backup of all your accounts. Then Authy also gives you the option to disable it. Now, if you think, having Authenticator app on multiple devices is unsafe.
So, if you try to register a new device with Google authenticator, it’ll automatically unregister the previous one. On the other hand, Google Authenticator works on one device only. This is useful when you want to login to your Google account and your phone is kept in a different room, then you can just use the Authy desktop app. And the best part is, you can use it in every device simultaneously.
There is also has a copy to clipboard option in Authy, which makes it easy to copy-paste the codes.Īuthy is available for Android, iOS, Windows, Mac and even for Desktop using the chrome app. But still, most people (including me) find Authy interface better. I know, look and feel are subjective terms. So, let’s take a look at some of these difference in detail. Authy is better looking and offers more functionalities. Now, ever since I switched to Authy from Google Authenticator, I have never looked back. If you don’t know what 2FA is and how it works with Authy, then first watch this video tutorial.