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6 Best Authenticator Apps for 2024
2024-03-26 14:28

Authenticator apps help individuals and organizations double-check user identity by using two-factor or multi-factor authentication to verify and authenticate user identities before granting access to them.

In this article, we will review the best authenticator apps in 2024 and explore their features, pricing and pros and cons to help you decide the right authenticator app for your business.

Worthy of mention is that the Yubico authenticator app is also compatible with other authentication apps using the smartcard certificates stored on the YubiKey.

Features Pros Cons How to choose the best authentication apps.

If your priority is an open-source authentication app for easy customization, you should consider FreeOTP. If you want to tilt toward a hardware authenticator or physical keys, then the Yubico Security Key is your best bet.

For firsthand experience, I reinstalled Google Authenticator and used it to power 2FA for my Twitter and Facebook accounts and also Microsoft Authenticator for my Outlook account.


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