Why “TOTP” is being discussed
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Getting my TOTP data out of Twilio's Authy app thanks to the GDPR
by tomayac · Oct 17, 2026 · 1 points
My understanding is that the passkey branding is specifically for copyable, user-verified keys. So the second factor is the biometrics (or equivalent) of your device. But yeah t…
by bdougherty · Oct 15, 2026
Add to my frustrations the many domains of places that don’t share a passkey. (I kinda understand it but not fully) Amazon.com, UK, DE, JP, all need different passkeys. Yet my p…
by CyberBlaed · Oct 15, 2026
There is still one reason I still do not use passkeys when I can't use my TOTP with it: I was using TOTP with passwords as additional security if my password manager were to be…
by ierukah · Oct 15, 2026
I got quite recently turned off from passkeys. I used it on my gitlab. Stored in my password manager and was unable to log in via my phone. Turns out, my Android version is too…
by TrayKnots · Oct 15, 2026
TOTP was kinda like this too. The standard was fine, but actual implementations like Google Authenticator disallowed copying keys to another device, saying this is WAI and you'r…
by mahboi · Oct 15, 2026
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