For example, something that is too complex for your comfort level, a security concern, or maybe your hardware can’t keep up with the service’s needs?

    • okamiueru@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      1 year ago

      What’s the problem with it being local-only? Just backup the secrets, and you’re good? Or is backing it up the “online” element?

      • hempster@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Like a password manager, I can’t trust myself for the seeds to get misplaced.

        • zaphod@lemmy.caEnglish
          11·
          1 year ago

          First, that’s what recovery codes are.

          Second, that’s what backups are for.

          Frankly, given what we’ve seen with LastPass this past year alone, there is absolutely no one I would trust to host any of my credentials.

          My TOTP seeds go in a Keepass database that has a very long passphrase. That database is then sync’d across devices with syncthing and included in encrypted backups.

      • hempster@lemm.eeEnglish
        31·
        1 year ago

        Authy, having paid bitwarden and 2FA in one app is a disaster waiting to be happen in case of a security breach.

          • hempster@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Out of all hosted options available that I lasted tested 2-3 years back, Authy is the only one that reliably syncs and backups seeds across devices. I would switch in an instant if something like Bitwarden comes up but for 2FA only.