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The makers of Proton VPN have released a 2FA app.
The app is available for all major platforms.
Proton Authenticator is easy to use, elegant, and free.
Unless you're using passkeys, two-factor authentication should be considered a must for security and privacy. If your primary access to the internet is your phone, you are probably using a tool like Authy or Google Authenticator.
But what about when you're on the desktop? What do you use?
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There are options that have been around for a while (such as Bitwarden, Authy, or Authenticator), and there's even a new option available from the makers of Proton VPN. That new solution is aptly named Proton Authenticator, and it has quickly become one of my favorite desktop 2FA apps.
You might be thinking, "Why not just grab your phone when you need that 2FA code?" Reason number one is that when I'm working on my desktop, it's more efficient to open an app directly. Reason number two is that sometimes my phone might not be within reach, and I don't want to track it down for that 2FA code. Ergo... desktop app.
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