The following is a general comparison of OTP applications that are used to generate one-time passwords for two-factor authentication (2FA) systems using the time-based one-time password (TOTP) or the HMAC-based one-time password (HOTP) algorithms.
Authenticated implementations
Implementation | Description | Online sync. | Operating system / Platform | Non-default | ||||||||||
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Windows | Mac | Linux | iOS | Android | J2ME | Other | Value length, d | Hash, H | Interval, TX | Epoch, T0 | Steam | |||
Aegis Authenticator | Free and open source app for Android to manage your 2-step verification tokens. | Automatic backup to a location of your choosing | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Apple Keychain | Native password manager on Apple devices. Not on tvOS. | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Apple Vision Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
"Authenticator" | GNOME circle application. Free and Open Source, community-provided, but not shipped as part of GNOME's Core apps. | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Any desktop or mobile platform where GNOME can run | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
Bitwarden | Open Source Cross platform password manager. 2FA is a premium feature. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes |
Bitwarden Authenticator | Free and open source app for Android and iOS to manage your 2-step verification tokens. | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Ente Auth | Free, open source, cross-platform authenticatior with encrypted cloud sync. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Web | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes |
SAASPASS Authenticator | Cross-platform 2FA Authenticator with TOTP & HOTP generator with sharing capabilities and password manager integration. Multiple device support, Mobile app and web access with multiple backup capabilities. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Google Authenticator | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
Yandex Key | Simple app for phones from Russian company | Yes, manually, for 1 year | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
IBM Security Verify | Unknown | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | |
Microsoft Authenticator | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
1Password | Cross-platform password manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Authy | By Twilio, from 2015, originally Authy. Previously available for Chrome. | Yes | Discontinued March 19, 2024 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
Enpass | Password manager by Sinew Software Systems. Syncs over multiple back-ends. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Unknown | No |
FreeOTP | Maintained by RedHat, and based on Google Authenticator. | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
oathtool
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Command-line tool for generating OTP tokens. | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
privacyIDEA Authenticator | For use with privacyIDEA Authentication Server, with a secure enrollment process. | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Unknown |
andOTP (unmaintained) | Open-source app for Android 4.4+. Compatible with Google Authenticator. | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Invantive Authenticator | Focuses on integration with Invantive Keychain. | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
LastPass Authenticator | Cross-platform OTP for mobile devices with support for online backup. | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Symantec VIP | Unknown | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
TOTP.APP | Web-based authenticator not requiring registration. | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Yubico Authenticator for Desktop | By Yubico, for use with Yubikeys. | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Yubico Authenticator for Mobile | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
KeePassXC | Password manager | Through user setup with Syncthing, or only within the KeeWeb online web App | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | KeePassDX | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
2FAS | Popular, feature rich open-source two-factor authenticator. No account required. | Online backup/sync via iCloud or Google Drive | Through browser extension connected to mobile app | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
2fast | Open-source two-factor authenticator. No account required. Available in Windows App Store. | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
2FAuth | An open-source PHP web based self-hosted OTP generator, designed for both mobile and desktop. | Yes, web based | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |||||
totp-cli | Popular, feature rich open-source two-factor authenticator. No account required. | Manually | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Open Authenticator | Free, open-source and multiplatform app to manage your TOTPs. | Yes, requires a subscription for more than 6 TOTPs | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
TOTP ME | Free, open-source J2ME MIDlet app to manage your TOTPs. | Manually | Using MicroEmulator app | Unknown | Using J2ME Loader app | Yes | Any with J2ME support or emulator | Yes | Yes | Yes | Time correction in seconds | No | ||
Hotpants | Free, open-source J2ME MIDlet app to manage your TOTPs and HOTPs. | Import via scanning QR code on screen | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | No |
Tessera | Free, open-source Qt for Symbian and desktop app to manage your TOTPs. | Unknown | Initial support for desktop | No | Could be ported | No | Symbian S60 5th Edition | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
GAuth Authenticator | A simple application for multi-factor authentication, written in HTML using jQuery Mobile (and PhoneGap), jsSHA and LocalStorage. | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Authenticator App
by 2Stable |
Secure two-factor authentication app for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch and Mac. | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | No |
See also
References
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- "Sending passwords to other users or Apple devices". Apple Support. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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- "Ente Auth - Open source 2FA authenticator, with E2EE backups". Ente. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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- "2FA Authenticator App (2FAS)". 2FAS. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- "2fast Authenticator App (2fast)". 2fast-team. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- "GitHub - Bubka/2FAuth: A Web app to manage your Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) accounts and generate their security codes". GitHub. Bubka. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- "Authy/Google Authenticator like TOTP CLI tool written in Go". GitHub. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- "Open Authenticator : Secure your online accounts with a free, open-source and lovely-crafted app". Skyost. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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- "Authenticator App by 2Stable". Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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