Microsoft is rolling out a new backup system in September for its Authenticator app on iOS, removing the requirement to use a Microsoft personal account to back up TOTP secrets and account names.

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In “Two-Factor Authentication, Two-Step Verification, and 1Password” (10 July 2023), I explained that for true two-factor authentication, you needed to acquire your time-based one-time password (TOTP) ...

Going offline and off of Google's servers ...

Google One will be able to store Microsoft Authenticator backups from the beginning of next year, but there is one issue.

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There's no perfect solution, but different authentication methods can work better in some circumstances than others.