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Google Authenticator vs py2fa

A side-by-side look at Google Authenticator and py2fa. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Google Authenticator

Google Authenticator

Security & Privacy

Google Authenticator is a multi-factor authentication mobile app that generates timed codes for user verification. It helps protect user accounts by requiring both a password and a randomly generated 6-digit code that refreshes every 30 seconds.

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py2fa

py2fa

Security & Privacy

py2fa is an open-source Python library for implementing two-factor authentication (2FA). It supports time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) and HMAC-based one-time passwords (HOTP). py2fa makes it easy to add 2FA to Python applications and websites by handling the cryptographic operations and providing utilities for generating/validating tokens.

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