AUTHY question

[habreu]

I got a new phone and want to put Authy on it but can't locate my original backups password. I have the app on my old phone which still works and I have the backup tokens from when I created this a few years back. Can I use any of that to help me or am I screwed?

If I do have to reset this somehow is there a way that I can 'reset' for myself without affecting the other users at our company?

Not sure why but failed to add this to my password vault.

[ILoveHostasaurus]

Are you talking about the Miva Merchant side? If you can still log in using a TOTP code from the old phone with Authy, then you can edit your user to disable two factor authentication, then turn it back on, to generate a new TOTP key for use on a new device.

[habreu]

I tried the problem is I keep getting the message that 'this account needs your backups password to be decrypted'

[ILoveHostasaurus]

Oh, on the Authy side? I don't think there's a way around having the backup password if you need to migrate your stored keys to a new device. This is by design so if someone were to get a hold of your phone, even temporarily, they could not back up your Authy data to a new device and then be generating keys as you without your knowledge.

[habreu]

Ah, okay. I was able to change the password via the desktop version of Authy I had installed. Thanks.

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

BTW:...a yubi key is well worth the >$40 even for one site IMO.

[ILoveHostasaurus]

Yep that's definitely preferable; the NFC version works great on iOS too, although they do have a plugin dual USB+Lightning model now.