With nearly 500 million Whatsapp users' mobile phone numbers globally reportedly hacked, including over 9million contacts from Nigeria, there is a high risk of criminals using these data to carry out malicious activities, such as fraud, identity theft, etc.
If you use two-factor authentication with one-time codes generated in an app, Google Authenticator is not your only option. Since Google’s original solution was created a decade or so ago, a number of alternatives that outperform it in convenience and functionality have been made available by other providers.
Starting with iOS 15, all versions of the iPhone’s operating system have a built-in 2FA one-time code generator.
WinAuth targets gamers primarily. The app’s unique superpower is its support for nonstandard tokens for authentication in Steam, Battle.net, and Trion/Gamigo games. If you are looking for an alternative to Steam Guard, Battle.net Authenticator, or Glyph Authenticator/RIFT Mobile Authenticator, this may be the app for you.
If andOTP seems over the top and Twilio Authy‘s requirement to sign up scares you away, but you still need an authenticator for both iOS and macOS, you should seriously consider Step Two.
The andOTP authenticator has everything you can think of to conveniently and securely save tokens, and then some. For example, andOTP’s features include tag support and search for tokens by name.
The FreeOTP interface is ultraminimalistic, with nothing superfluous.
Duo Mobile, acquired by Cisco in 2018, is one of the oldest authenticator apps. Its main advantage is a clean, user-friendly interface. Duo Mobile also hides codes from view and does not require an account.
Google Authenticator is a convenient solution for those who would rather not get involved with token synchronization through the cloud.
