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A free, secure and open source app for Android to manage your 2-step verification tokens.

47 mentions on Hacker News by 35 people: 4 stories, 43 comments · first 2019-04-18 · latest 2026-10-05

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  1. Not to pour cold water on the name but there's a fairly well-known 2FA app with the same name. https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by asdfqwertzxcv · 2026-10-05 · in Aegis – Next-Gen Selfhosted Web Application Firewall (WAF) & Edge Reverse Proxy
  2. Aegis (local) https://github.com/beemdevelopment/aegis Bitwarden Authenticator (local) https://bitwarden.com/products/authenticator/ Ente (encrypted cloud backup) https://ente.com/auth/
    comment by uyzstvqs · 2026-03-26 · in GitHub now requiring 2FA for all contributors,what authenticator apps you using?
  3. Some other FOSS apps I use daily: Aegis - 2FA ( https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis ) Breezy Weather - A very good looking weather app ( https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather ) OnlyOffice Documents - MS Office suite…
    comment by bramhaag · 2026-02-17 · in GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple
  4. https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/blob/v3.4.1/app/src... > // NOTE: this assumes that a global root shell has already been obtained by the caller :-/ My recollection when I last tried this stunt is that it's a boatload of nonsense…
    comment by mdaniel · 2025-09-01 · in De-Googling TOTP Authenticator Codes
  5. …into some edge case, e.g. when Steam asks for different code when trying to change Steam password - https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/issues/1613 .
    comment by butz · 2025-09-01 · in De-Googling TOTP Authenticator Codes
  6. I'd probably use Aegis on android https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis?tab=readme-ov-file#... it's a bit more modern.
    comment by dngray · 2025-09-01 · in De-Googling TOTP Authenticator Codes
  7. …comment with the same recommendation before seeing this, here's the URL for those interested: https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by styanax · 2025-09-01 · in De-Googling TOTP Authenticator Codes
  8. …other OTP apps, and create backup files (the seeds) which you can do whatever you want with. [1] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by styanax · 2025-09-01 · in De-Googling TOTP Authenticator Codes
  9. If you need a similar FOSS 2GA App for Android, I've been very happy with Aegis: https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by secabeen · 2025-08-06 · in Proton's New Two-Factor Authenticator App
  10. …( cough cough Authy). - Customization. - No mandatory cloud bs, LLM integration, tracking, ... [1] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by bramhaag · 2025-02-24 · in Bitwarden Authenticator
  11. …[1] is a FOSS TOTP app that supports local encrypted backups and has an export functionality. [1] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by bramhaag · 2025-02-24 · in Bitwarden Authenticator
  12. …all your entries in an ecrypted vault. You can also include them in the Android cloud backups. [1] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by remolueoend · 2024-08-18 · in Flaw has Microsoft Authenticator overwriting MFA accounts, locking users out
  13. …backups. They're synced automatically to my NextCloud instance with the NextCloud app. [1] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by bramhaag · 2024-05-14 · in Australian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode
  14. It's an open source authenticator app. It's great. https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39808921 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33438540 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25803996
    comment by noman-land · 2024-04-01 · in Ask HN: Degoogling in 2024
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    Aegis v3.0 – a free, secure and open source 2FA app for Android
    story by microflash · 2024-03-24 · 169 comments
  16. …password manager, I just don't install it in any of my personal computing devices. - [1]: https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis - [2]: https://github.com/paolostivanin/OTPClient
    comment by RealCodingOtaku · 2023-09-12 · in Ask HN: How do you deal with TOTP 2-factor auth?
  17. …telemetrics. No fucking go. Thankfully, F-Droid has a useful alternative (Android only, of course): https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by stefan_ · 2023-05-04 · in TOTP Authentication with Free Software
  18. …you are on iOS Raivo [1] is a similar alternative that provides encrypted backups to iCloud. [0]: https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis [1]: https://github.com/raivo-otp/ios-application
    comment by doodlesdev · 2023-01-25 · in Don't store TOTP in Bitwarden for your online accounts (2022)
  19. …target. Overall, Aegis is my to-go open-source alternative to Authy. [0] https://getaegis.app/ [1] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by coffeeri · 2023-01-25 · in Don't store TOTP in Bitwarden for your online accounts (2022)
  20. …a bunch of different apps. [1] https://gbatemp.net/threads/extract-your-totp-keys-from-auth... [2] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis [3] https://github.com/puddly/android-otp-extractor
    comment by efreak · 2023-01-20 · in Tell HN: It is impossible to disable Google 2FA using backup codes
  21. …a python script to decrypt the vault which you can use from a desktop with a little bit of code. https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/blob/master/docs/de...
    comment by shaicoleman · 2022-11-03 · in Aegis Authenticator – Secure 2FA App for Android
  22. plus one on this. https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by nukemandan · 2022-05-26 · in FTC fines Twitter $150M for using 2FA phone numbers for ad targeting
  23. I use the FOSS https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis and like it far better than other TOTP apps for the feature and UI
    comment by nukemandan · 2022-05-26 · in FTC fines Twitter $150M for using 2FA phone numbers for ad targeting
  24. Just FYI, it's possible to backup your codes on Android using Aegis too. No root needed. https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by aorth · 2022-02-24 · in Ask HN: Is Google phasing out Authenticator/TOTP?
  25. …7 digit TOTP that previously required Authy (I think Cloudflare and HumbleBundle use this variant). https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by remuskaos · 2021-12-21 · in Ask HN: Recommended two-factor authenticator app for personal use?
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    A free, secure and open source app for Android to manage 2-step verification
    story by quyleanh · 2021-12-14 · 0 comments
  27. https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/issues/701 Aegis does support importing from Google authenticator, it just doesn't make that very clear. You do it the same way you add any other code. The hard part for me was getting the QR code…
    comment by lolinder · 2021-08-28 · in How does Google Authenticator work?
  28. …switching to aegis [1] for nothing more than a UI change. [0] https://github.com/andOTP/andOTP [1] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by slickdork · 2021-03-16 · in A hacker got all my texts for $16
  29. …apps * Just works * Can do an encrypted export * Encrypted export can be read by other apps, see https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/blob/master/scripts...
    comment by shaicoleman · 2021-01-16 · in Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android
  30. …Offline icon packs that have a consistent look is a good solution to all of this. [2] [1] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/issues/509 [2] https://github.com/aegis-icons/aegis-icons
    comment by ignitionmonkey · 2021-01-16 · in Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android
  31. …They could've used the same codes to confirm trades instead of an entirely separate interface. [1] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/issues/509 [2] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/wiki/Adding-Steam-t...
    comment by ignitionmonkey · 2021-01-16 · in Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android
  32. …. We're currently working on making icon packs easier to use in Aegis, see: https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/issues/509 . > Maybe Steam OTP support Steam is supported, actually! But like you said, you'd still need the Steam ap
    comment by alexbakker · 2021-01-16 · in Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android
  33. …the backup to a cloud of my choice You can select Google Drive/Dropbox when backing up the vault. https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/issues/258#issuecom...
    comment by ffpip · 2021-01-16 · in Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android
  34. …restore functionality. It also has a great UI and custom icon support. Under active development - http://github.com/beemdevelopment/aegis
    comment by ffpip · 2021-01-16 · in Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android
  35. …to this. Aegis supports any cloud provider that implements Android's "Storage Access Framework".[1] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/issues/258#issuecom...
    comment by ignitionmonkey · 2021-01-16 · in Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android
  36. …got worse. There is a workaround using the Authy Desktop app but I have no idea if it works.[2] [1] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/pull/107 [2] https://gist.github.com/gboudreau/94bb0c11a6209c82418d01a59d...
    comment by ignitionmonkey · 2021-01-16 · in Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android
  37. https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis GPLv3
    comment by based2 · 2021-01-16 · in Aegis Authenticator – Open-source 2FA for Android
  38. Also, Aegis: https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by yoavm · 2020-08-05 · in Gitlab Support is no longer processing MFA resets for free users
  39. Aegis ( https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis )
    comment by jhnjhn · 2020-04-26 · in Ask HN: What is authenticator app you recommend?
  40. Could it be that the first excerpt ( https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/blob/def7c676148f26... ) should not have included the line with .setIsStrongBoxBacked(true) yet? Edit: funny: 0dd0adde looks a lot like deadd00d (like "dead…
    comment by _Microft · 2020-02-29 · in A mysterious bug in the firmware of Google's Titan M chip
  41. if you are on Android, I highly recommend Aegis https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis its open source, supports import of keys as well as export with a very active dev.
    comment by bilal4hmed · 2020-02-28 · in Google's Abandoned Android Authenticator App
  42. …reordering. To anybody looking to move away from Google Authenticator, I highly recommend it. 0: https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis
    comment by fredley · 2020-02-28 · in Google's Abandoned Android Authenticator App
  43. …2FA, Aegis has emerged on Android which a number of folks (myself included) have migrated to using: https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis (links to G-Play/F-Droid in readme) A backup (encrypted or plain) of your seeds can be…
    comment by gravitas · 2020-02-28 · in Downsides of Google Authenticator
  44. …recently passed the 1.0 mark. Thanks to that HN trail of info, I've switched from AndOTP to Aegis: https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis The Aegis devs have been doing a bang up job and the app is worth a look, it can import your AndOTP…
    comment by gravitas · 2019-09-15 · in AndOTP: Open-source two-factor authentication for Android
  45. ▲ 1
    Aegis – A Secure OTP App for Android
    story by jwgarber · 2019-06-20 · 0 comments
  46. …talk a bit about it here [2]). Plus, it can do imports from other OTP apps for easy migration. [1] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis [2] https://old.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/b45zrj/dev_aeg...
    comment by jwgarber · 2019-06-20 · in Getting 2FA Right in 2019
  47. ▲ 3
    Show HN: Aegis Authenticator – open-source, secure and free OTP app for Android
    story by beemdevelopment · 2019-04-18 · 1 comment