> phone suddenly dies
> need to recover all my 2fa shit
> most of it is TOTP in password manager. fine! done!
> employer uses Duo because "more secure"
> can't login to enroll new phone because old phone dead, can't do duo auth.
> duo allows you to use text message 2fa to the "manage devices" menu
> duo defaults to allowing push approval from the locked homescreen
TOTP: simple, free, easy to recover, easy to implement, i can control it and make sure password required to access it
Duo: opaque corporate spyware, can get taken over by getting sim swapped, can auth from a stolen phone
security!
jonny (nonvenomous)
npub1ny…dxmrh
2026-10-28 21:06:39 UTC
Author Public Key
npub1nyn0d3f3vgefljenfq0schd55q2mm43a2errd6sncdw5jawpwm3s3dxmrhSeen on
wss://relay.mostr.pubPublished at
2026-10-28 21:06:39 UTCEvent JSON
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