Services using Google Auth codes?

October 25, 2012 8:44 AM

Gmail, DropBox, and Dreamhost are all set up to use the Google Authenticator app for two-factor authentication. What other common services or programs can I set up like this?

You'd think it would be relatively easy to get a list of services or programs that can be set to perform authentication with the time-based codes generated by the Google Auth app, but so far all I can find are tons of references back to how the setup works in the first place, or how important it is for me to set it up with Google services.

But I am interested in what ELSE can be set up with the system! How many other services can be linked to Google Auth? Is there a list somewhere?

posted by caution live frogs to computers & internet (9 answers total)

Steam will authenticate any new computer access using your specified email. Guild Wars 2 does as well. They don't use google auth but it's a similarish two step authentication system.
posted by Quack at 9:09 AM on October 25, 2012

LastPass also uses Google Auth, and does it well.
posted by BoyBlunder85 at 9:11 AM on October 25, 2012 [1 favorite]

Paypal and Ebay use the similar Symantec VIP Access app (link goes to Android version).
RSA also has an app for a Software Token; I'm sad that my employer won't let me use this and I still have to carry around a physical token.
posted by jozxyqk at 9:11 AM on October 25, 2012

And of course Facebook has their own thing, both by SMS and inside their mobile app.
posted by jozxyqk at 9:15 AM on October 25, 2012

Like BoyBlunder85 mentions, LastPass lets you bring two-factor authentication (kind-of) to any web service. By ensuring you use a very strong, unique password for each site, and by enabling two-factor Google authentication to access your LastPass store, you are significantly less likely to suffer from data intrusions.
posted by odinsdream at 9:20 AM on October 25, 2012

Guild Wars 2 has Google Authenticator hookups now. It's listed in beta status, but it works just fine on my phone.
posted by calistasm at 9:39 AM on October 25, 2012

Wordpress has a GAuth plugin.
posted by deezil at 10:00 AM on October 25, 2012

To clarify, they aren't set up specifically to use the Google Authenticator app. The Google Authenticator app is built to open standards (HOTP/TOTP).

There are other generic authenticator apps that will generate tokens.
posted by wongcorgi at 12:53 PM on October 25, 2012 [1 favorite]

There's a PAM backend that ties into google authenticator, so you can use it for any Linux system login (local, ssh, etc).
posted by jenkinsEar at 1:33 PM on October 25, 2012