New Google Authenticator Cloud Sync is not encrypted.

stapp · Apr 27, 2023

Google has just updated its 2FA Authenticator app and added a much-needed feature: the ability to sync secrets across devices.
TLR: Don't turn it on.
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Rasheed187 · Apr 30, 2023

Yes read about it, seems like a handy feature but it's not (yet) secure, can't Google do anything right?

Uh oh, Google’s Authenticator app now cloud syncs your codes, and they’re not E2E encrypted

Google just announced on its Security Blog that the company’s Authenticator app is getting not only a redesign with a new, modernized logo but also, and finally account synchronization for your codes!

The app never used to cloud sync your authentication codes, leading to much frustration and annoyance not only when setting it up, but if you swap phones or upgrade, the app needs to be set up again, leading many people to being locked out of their accounts that require these codes.
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https://chromeunboxed.com/google-authenticator-codes-not-encrypted

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