Comments on: Services using Google Auth codes?

Question: Services using Google Auth codes?

caution live frogs — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:44:35 -0800

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?

By: Quack

Quack — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:09:25 -0800

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.

By: BoyBlunder85

BoyBlunder85 — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:11:26 -0800

LastPass also uses Google Auth, and does it well.

By: jozxyqk

jozxyqk — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:11:47 -0800

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.

By: jozxyqk

jozxyqk — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:15:14 -0800

And of course Facebook has their own thing, both by SMS and inside their mobile app.

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:20:47 -0800

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.

By: calistasm

calistasm — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:39:26 -0800

Guild Wars 2 has Google Authenticator hookups now. It's listed in beta status, but it works just fine on my phone.

By: deezil

deezil — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:00:34 -0800

Wordpress has a GAuth plugin.

By: wongcorgi

wongcorgi — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:53:40 -0800

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.

By: jenkinsEar

jenkinsEar — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:33:22 -0800

There's a PAM backend that ties into google authenticator, so you can use it for any Linux system login (local, ssh, etc).