I want to bring to light a great technology brought to us by the SmartHoldem team. I am guilty myself of not keeping up to date with security measures and treating all 2FA as a hoop to jump through. It was time for me to mature a bit and sit down and wrap my head around 2FA once and for all. I wanted to know, what is this app that SmartHoldem designed all about? Well I am glad I did my homework because knowledge is power and I gained a bit of both as well as a new sense of freedom and control over my digital security!
Introducing Smart 2FA Authenticator
I did a deep dive on a wide array of content and as usual I am pretty good at sifting out grifters versus truth tellers. I highly recommend this youtube video as a crash course for understanding this topic.
Wow ! Authy ? Really ? No seeds for users? Just WOW ! What a disgusting company!
So now that we're up to speed on TOTP 2FA let's see whats cooking over at the SmartHoldem team and their 2FA app. Smart2FA is a free, secure, open-source app allows you protect your accounts by adding 2-factor authentication (2FA). This app also allows you to claim independence from monopolistic companies that seek to unjustly control this technology. The Smart 2FA app brings together best-in-class security practices and a seamless user experience together. Enable Smart2FA for your favorite online services.
Main features v0.1.0
- Free and Open Source
- Support industry-standard TOTP algorithm
- Backups with AES 256-bit Encryption
- Import keys from Google Authenticator APP
- View clean data and keys
- Export in Json file
- Downloading 2fa authorization tokens from sites via QR or by entering a code
- Multilingual
- Webcam support for scanning QR-codes
- Desktop/Mobile
- Generation of a single QR to export a RAW key to another device
- Built-in auto-synchronization of token time
- Cross-Platform
Critical Note
- Just like your seed phrases with your crypto wallets, you would be very wise to create a paper back-up. Worst case example. You put your most sensitive 2FA on one device and you lose that device, your goose is cooked! I would suggest having more than one device installed with the app and thus access to your seeds as well as a written copy. Similar to how we have learned to back up our crypto wallets.
A Few Last Tidbits on information
I have also confirmed that the team is working on an encrypted pin code to open the app, similar to the one used with XBTS, for an extra layer of protection.
Multi-device usage You can import Smart2FA backups in any device running Smart2FA Authenticator. This is highly useful in cases where you use 2 or several devices or need to switch your phone.
Smart 2FA support most major multi-factor authentication accounts including Github, Epic Games, Gmail, Facebook and thousands of other providers. They support 6, 8, and 12-digit tokens.
Protect your Crypto Smart2FA is the two factor authentication solution to protect your cryptocurrency wallet.
Download Smart 2FA here
https://snapcraft.io/smart2fa
Final Thought
One thing that I have learned over the years is self-responsibility is a pre-requisite for independence and freedom. If you want life handed to you on a silver platter you are not independent nor free you are merely on a spectrum of slavery.