How to back up your Authy app

2022-06-17 15:16

These single-use tokens, also referred to as Push notifications or Authy tokens, are more secure than passwords and they help keep track of individual users that are authenticating on Authy servers.

This guide explains how the Authy Backup feature works, and how to enable or disable backups.

You're the only one who has access to your backup password and neither Authy nor anyone affiliated with Authy can decrypt your data to view what's inside.

Since the backup password is never sent to Authy or stored in their servers, if you lose your backup password, they are unable to recover your password.

If you still have access to the original device on which you set up the Authy app with your 2FA account tokens for the first time, you can re-configure your Authy app on your new device.

If you are using Authy on the desktop app for Linux, macOS or Windows, open the Authy Desktop app then click settings on the bottom right corner.

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