Configuring two-factor authentication - GitHub Docs
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You can choose among multiple options to add a second source of authentication to your account.

Just wondering what people are using to meet the 2FA requirement GitHub has been rolling out. I don’t love the idea of having an authenticator app installed on my phone just to log into GitHub. And really don’t want to give them my phone number just to log in.

Last year, we announced our commitment to require all developers who contribute code on GitHub.com to enable two-factor authentication (2FA)…

    • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
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      7 months ago

      You may be able to use an older version of the app that allowed ADB backups, and extract the seed from that.

      Another approach is to extract it from the Steam desktop app.

      No idea what companies think they’re accomplishing by using non-standard TOTP apps (that actually do TOTP under the hood). Microsoft do it so they can track your location and report it to managers when you login because it’s something that management asks for. Some companies do it so they can lock you into their services. No idea why Steam does it.