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  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-docs-1",
    "tier": "claimed-docs",
    "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en",
    "excerpt": "With Google Authenticator, you can synchronize your verification codes across all your devices, simply by signing in to your Google Account.",
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  },
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    "id": "google-authenticator-docs-2",
    "tier": "claimed-docs",
    "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en",
    "excerpt": "When you first open the app, tap Use without an account.",
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  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-docs-3",
    "tier": "claimed-docs",
    "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en",
    "excerpt": "On your old device, create a QR code... On your new device, tap Scan QR code",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T18:58:49.115Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-docs-4",
    "tier": "claimed-docs",
    "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en",
    "excerpt": "When you sign in to your Google Account within Google Authenticator on a new device, your codes are automatically synced to this device.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T18:58:49.115Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-docs-5",
    "tier": "claimed-docs",
    "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en",
    "excerpt": "Authenticator can sync codes for multiple Google Accounts and display them from the same mobile device.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T18:58:49.115Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-docs-6",
    "tier": "claimed-docs",
    "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en",
    "excerpt": "To edit your Authenticator code on Android, swipe left on any code to show the edit option.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T18:58:49.115Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-docs-7",
    "tier": "claimed-docs",
    "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en",
    "excerpt": "To organize your Authenticator codes, touch and hold any code, then drag to reorder to a desired location.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T18:58:49.115Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-docs-8",
    "tier": "claimed-docs",
    "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en",
    "excerpt": "To delete an Authenticator code on Android, swipe right on any code to show the delete option.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T18:58:49.115Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-docs-9",
    "tier": "claimed-docs",
    "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en",
    "excerpt": "For additional protection, you can turn on Privacy Screen in Google Authenticator. This requires a verification from your device, like a PIN, pattern or biometric prompt, before the app can be used.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T18:58:49.115Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-docs-10",
    "tier": "claimed-docs",
    "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en",
    "excerpt": "You can still generate codes without an internet connection or mobile service.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T18:58:49.115Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-gh-1",
    "tier": "github",
    "url": "https://github.com/google/google-authenticator",
    "excerpt": "These implementations support the HMAC-Based One-time Password (HOTP) algorithm specified in RFC 4226 and the Time-based One-time Password (TOTP) algorithm specified in RFC 6238.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T18:58:49.115Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-gh-2",
    "tier": "github",
    "url": "https://github.com/google/google-authenticator",
    "excerpt": "The Google Authenticator project includes implementations of one-time passcode generators for several mobile platforms.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T18:58:49.115Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-docs-11",
    "tier": "claimed-docs",
    "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en",
    "excerpt": "To manually transfer Authenticator codes to a new device, you need: Your old device with Google Authenticator codes",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:05:23.080Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-docs-12",
    "tier": "claimed-docs",
    "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en",
    "excerpt": "To edit your Authenticator code on Android, swipe left on any code to show the edit option. You can update the username for the code or change the associated Google Account where that code is saved.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:05:23.080Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-gh-3",
    "tier": "github",
    "url": "https://github.com/google/google-authenticator",
    "excerpt": "Pluggable Authentication Module, aka PAM.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:05:23.080Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-docs-13",
    "tier": "claimed-docs",
    "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185839?hl=en",
    "excerpt": "When you don't have an internet connection or mobile service, you can set up Google Authenticator or another app that creates one-time verification codes.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:05:23.080Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-1",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35690398",
    "excerpt": "I recently had a broken phone replaced and had depended on a backup to have my TOTP keys on my new phone. It was not a part of the phone backup. :(",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-2",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35690398",
    "excerpt": "Years ago I updated authenticator and it wiped out all my entries, which led to an incredibly aggravating week of account recovery.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-3",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35690398",
    "excerpt": "Too little too late. Everyone I know has moved to 1password or authy or yubikeys (or some combination). I'll never understand why they didn't do this many years ago.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-4",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35690398",
    "excerpt": "Google's authenticator has been outright harmful in how neglected it has been, especially when it comes to backing up your codes outside the app... For years I've been telling anyone who'd listen to use Authy instead.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-5",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35690398",
    "excerpt": "And it only took them 12 years to do it. Authy had already implemented syncing to different devices for a long while.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-6",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35690398",
    "excerpt": "Storing it in the google cloud doesn't satisfy me. I just simply want the codes under my control... google still makes it stupendously difficult to just get a simple text export to a file.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-7",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35690398",
    "excerpt": "If Google ever decides to kick you out of your account, Authenticator data will be gone. Google has done this on several occasions in the past.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-8",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35690398",
    "excerpt": "Does that mean one can use adb to backup Google Authenticator's data as well? Last time I tried, the app data was explicitly marked as excluded in backups.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-9",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35690398",
    "excerpt": "Google Authenticator already has a QR-Code based very easy export procedure, I just backup my GAuth to my spare phone and tablet. It feels safer because it's physical.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-10",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35708869",
    "excerpt": "tl;dr if a hacker gets access to your Google account it'll be like you didn't have 2FA at all",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-11",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35708869",
    "excerpt": "Authy gets this right. Not sure why anyone would trust Google with their 2FA secrets.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-12",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35708869",
    "excerpt": "Imagine your google account getting deleted cuz you got banned from Google and the suddenly you lose all your 2FA secrets cuz they are part of that account",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-13",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6325760",
    "excerpt": "Don't upgrade! I just had this unpleasant experience and warned everyone... Warning: Google Authenticator upgrade loses all accounts.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-14",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6325760",
    "excerpt": "Every time I upgraded to a new iOS 7 beta, it wiped my Google Authenticator account tokens... I can't log in to my CampBX account anymore.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-15",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6325760",
    "excerpt": "Google Auth 2.0 redefines two-factor auth: something you know + something you DON'T have. Their entire purpose in life is this second part and they completely and absolutely botched it.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-16",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6325760",
    "excerpt": "For those looking for Google Authenticator alternatives, I recommend either Duo Mobile from Duo Security or Authy. I ditched Google Authenticator a while ago and haven't missed it one bit.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-17",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/28324626",
    "excerpt": "Google Authenticator does not allow you to include your codes in your backup, even when it's encrypted. So due to Google Authenticator, losing your 2fa codes is an expected problem and many companies allow you to reset it by simply calling them.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "google-authenticator-comm-18",
    "tier": "community",
    "url": "https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/28324626",
    "excerpt": "Google Authenticator has a feature to allow export of all saved codes into one QR code for re-import into Google Authenticator running on another device. I printed a copy of my export QR code for use in case my device is lost or stolen.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-15T19:08:34.713Z"
  }
]