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2FA is the biggest bane to my productivity in the last 15 years, no part of my work life should require me to pull out my magic distraction device.
Use a password manager that lets you autofill 2fa, like Bitwarden.
That's bad advice
Allowing a smartphone access to anything sensitive is even worse advice. Smartphones are notoriously insecure.
You're right. Dont grant your smartphone access to your GitHub. Just give it one factor.
Get a hardware 2FA key instead of using your phone for TOTP
I don't like how a lot of things require their own custom app, especially when there's no automatic notification. I need to try and remember what the app is called, open it, navigate through, then approve it
I like the app setup rather than shoving everything into a browser. But I'm not a fan of this 2fa stuff. I get the point is security, but let me decide which app/method to use, and whether I want to use it at all. Otherwise it's just annoying.
You can use KeePassXC to generate the TOTP codes on your PC. With the browser plugin, you can generate the code and fill the textbox with one click when the password database is unlocked.
Sites that don't use standard TOTP for 2FA are a pain in the ass though.
Authy has a desktop app and syncing across devices
…through a third-party cloud server that you have no good reason to trust. No bueno. Keep sensitive information off the cloud unless you want it to become public.
yup, that's the tradeoff, this or reaching for your procrastinating device, but yeah, maybe Bitwarden could be better alternative, now i'm too lazy to migrate + it's paid
KeePassXC seems reputable, so I guess I'll try to use that when the time comes.