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Google Authenticator Description

Google Authenticator generates 2-Step verification codes on your phone. 2-Step verification provides greater security for your Google Account. It requires a second step to verify your identity when you sign in. You will need a code that was generated by Google Authenticator on your phone in addition to your password.

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Free Version:
Yes

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Reviews - 55 Verified Reviews

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Company Details

Company:
Google
Year Founded:
1998
Headquarters:
United States
Website:
g.co/2step

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Product Details

Platforms
iPhone
iPad
Android
Type of Training
Documentation
Customer Support
Online

Google Authenticator Features and Options

Authentication Software

Biometric
Credential Management
Knowledge-Based Authentication
Mobile Authentication
Multifactor Authentication
Out-of-Band Authentication
Policy Management
Self Service Portal
Single Sign On
Social Sign On
  • Name: Jimmy E.
    Job Title: Software Engineer
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 1,000 - 4,999
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    The best service to securely protect any account in two steps.

    Date: Nov 24 2022

    Summary: Google Authenticator is using it for more than two years, I started using it for personal purposes, since this platform proved to have great security for all types of email accounts and cloud storage, I quickly realized that this platform offered benefits even higher, so I decided to protect my accounts with two-step security with Google Authenticator. Currently, I still consider that this platform has provided me with a very complete experience, in addition, I consider continuing to use the test for the next few years since it has offered me an extremely easy and complete experience, I have really felt, registering each of the accounts that I use in my personal life and in my work life within this platform, if I want to access one of those accounts I just have to approve the login from my cell phone and that's it. In addition, the fact of being able to transfer any type of password or account registered in your devices is quite important to me, since on several occasions I have had to change my mobile device and use my Google account, I can have access to all the passwords than previously registered, this makes it a lot easier since I don't have to register the keys again on my new device. Google Authenticator is fantastic, it's one of the best two-factor authentication services out there today.

    Positive: The effectiveness of this platform within its operation on my mobile phone is incredible, since I mainly started using it to protect my personal accounts, after spending two months using it in its entirety, I realized that it could also protect work accounts. One of the main features that I liked about this platform is the amount of time there is for each generated code, this platform gives up to 15+ seconds to write down the overall code and to use it, then other code will be generated automatically, I find that I have a pretty decent amount of time to write down the code correctly and not get it wrong. Also, another thing I like about this platform is that I can get access to my keys from any device just by using my Google account, the Google account is immediately synced with all the keys registered within the device, that It helps a lot since when you enter that account into a new device, all those keys will be stored in that new device when you try to login from your old device. I have really loved the festivity that this platform has had, mainly because it has ported a very complete operation for personal use and for work use, in addition, it has maintained a totally stable two-step security for each of the accounts that I use, It has been able to protect my social media account, software account, cloud storage account and many more accounts, it's amazing how I can store a large number of accounts for two-step security without any limit.

    Negative: Currently I do not have any type of complaint regarding the functions provided by this platform, Google Authenticator has offered an extremely good experience and functions that have provided notable benefits in the protection of each of our accounts in the company, however, the only Negative point that I have noticed about this platform is that there is no version available for computers, therefore, in order to access your entire account, you must use your mobile device to receive the two-step code. I believe that an application must be created available for computers, both for Windows and for Marcos, this would help many more users to use it and it would also facilitate access to accounts, since you would have that application installed on your computer and that of journey she is just a few steps.

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  • Name: Ylia A.
    Job Title: Project Manager
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 500 - 999
    Features
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A different service to protect all your inbox and accounts in general, fast and efficient.

    Date: Aug 05 2022

    Summary: I am very grateful to Google Authenticator for belonging to my company in its entirety, it is important to be present in more than 600 employees in this company, almost all employees are using a two-step security service in order to protect all their accounts, it is very important to protect because they have confidential information that can put our company or your personal integrity at risk. Google Authenticator has improved the security of all accounts, currently I have it synchronized with my email accounts as well as with my accounts of different software that we use in our work area, it is incredible how it is capable of protecting all accounts simultaneously , without any limit. Using Google Authenticator is a fairly simple service, all you have to do is access the application in question, and generate the corresponding code, it is very easy for you to access your accounts, in addition, if for some reason you have lost access to your passwords, all you have to do is use your phone I'm leaving to recover them, it's a fairly simple way that helps you recover your Google account in general and all the keys that are stored within it. I will continue to use this great two-step protection service, I am very satisfied with all the results, this platform has delivered on everything that was promised.

    Positive: Protecting all your accounts is now much easier thanks to Google Authenticator, the way this service can protect all your accounts is incredible, in addition, everything will be done simultaneously, you can protect me and my accounts at the same time without any type of restriction or limit. Google Authenticator is quite a reliable application, it is available for both iOS devices and Android devices, so it will be very easy to install it on your mobile phone. There are several positive aspects that I have noticed about Google Authenticator.

    1.- Google Authenticator is a fairly light software for all types of devices, as I mentioned previously it is available for iOS and Android operating systems, downloading it to your mobile device will not be any problem because it weighs very little, it will take up very little space on your device and at the same time help you to protect all your accounts without limit.

    2.- Google Authenticator has a widget available for your mobile device, so you won't have to open the application in its entirety to generate passwords and access your personal or business accounts. Using this Wiki is quite simple, you only have to select the account you want to enter and immediately a multi-digit code will be generated that you must insert into the account you want to enter, it is totally simple.

    3.- Another of the best features of this platform is that it stores all your passwords, in this way it doesn't matter if I change devices, you just have to access your Google account and you will immediately have access to all your passwords, this is a amazing feature because there are some two-step security platforms that don't store the keys, instead you have to register the accounts every time you go to switch devices. Google Authenticator is amazing mainly because of this function, you can use several mobile devices and you will immediately have access to your passwords just by using your Google account.

    4.- Each code that is generated within this application lasts approximately 30 seconds to be changed immediately, this expiration time for each code is a positive thing because you will have enough time to enter it into the account you want to enter, I've seen some two-step security apps that only offer 15 or 20 seconds for the code to expire.

    5.- Linking a new account to Google Authenticator is quite simple, you can do it by entering a code that will give you the account you are entering or you can add this Google Authenticator account just by using a QR code, scanning it on your mobile phone.

    Negative: Currently, there is no type of Google Authenticator application to download for computers, this is a negative factor because on some occasions there are people or users who do not want to use their mobile device to obtain the security of the steps, to have a TV application speak for computers would be amazing because the user will only have to use their computer to access their accounts, every time they want to access their mail inbox for example, they will only need to access the application from the computer and generate the code corresponding, it would also be incredible if this download platform talks about I have a password for which station so that no one can access this password one hundred prior authorization. It is really necessary to implement an application to download it for computers. Another of the negative characteristics of Google Authenticator is that the interface is quite simple despite being a very useful software and that it represents a lot of the security of your accounts, I consider that the interface is very simple and this can influence the comfort of all users.

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  • Name: Maria G.
    Job Title: Software Engineer
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 1,000 - 4,999
    Features
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    Activity when receiving two-step code for any platform.

    Date: Jun 15 2022

    Summary: The overall experience of this platform covers me and each of my employees, this platform is being used by all our employees as we care a lot about the security that you can have the same within your account and within the accounts of the company, each of our employees use accounts of our company, they use software of our company, so each of them can access those Software of the company with the utility and the authentication of the two-step system, in order to maintain the confidentiality within the information that recurs in that software. I must admit that all metro employees are happy with the effectiveness in Google Authenticator, Company, we realized that it is a general configuration process and the process of registering a new account within Google Authenticator, was totally different, currently we are happy because we can register our entire account with a simple QR code, this is a totally different process than other authentication platforms. One of the main things that has to be improved on this platform is that currently two-step codes cannot be received without the need for an Internet connection, it is mandatory to have an active Internet connection to generate codes that are valid within the account to which that you are trying to access.

    Positive: Google Authenticator is one of the safest ways to provide two-step security to any account, its effectiveness in providing the temporary code for two-step security is really incredible, also this is a platform and the one that allows you to transfer keys from one device to another. One of the main things that I like about this two-step authentication service is that it is linked to my Google account, in this way when I need to change my mobile device or need to use the authentication service on my desktop, I only have to access the section configuration and I can share the key that I have on that device to another device. On some other platforms this is not possible, since most of them only allow the security of a single device, and also do not allow transfer of previously registered keys, to be able to use those keys on other devices, you have to do the registration manually, so in that feature, Google Authenticator is totally different. Another thing that I liked about this platform is that it has a great temporality when it comes to providing authentication codes, since each code that is generated within this platform lasts approximately 15 seconds so that the user can insert or write it inside of the account you are trying to access. Finally I must also mention that I loved the way in which I can register new accounts within my Google Authenticator account, it will only be necessary to scan a simple QR code to register, you do not have to enter any additional code to be able to register in the two-step multiplication, the registration process is quite simple for me and for all my employees.

    Negative: I have not really had any problems using this software, its general effectiveness is quite good, it helps all users who use it to access two-step authentication without the need to use a fairly heavy platform for their mobile devices . This platform has a weight of approximately 20 MB, so its occupation within the device's storage is not annoying at all. In addition, this platform has a Widget that works wonderfully on both iOS devices and Android devices. The functionality of the platform list has never given me any kind of problem, at all times I have been able to access two-step authentication and generate code infinitely for each and every one of my accounts. I hope that this new way never gives me any kind of problem, currently everything that has happened with this platform has been positive during the two years that we have been using it.

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  • Name: Jason M.
    Job Title: Finance Director
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
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    Use Two Factor Authentication If You Can

    Date: Jan 26 2022

    Summary: It does what it needs to do. I use it for everything I can to make my accounts more secure. If you don't use an authenticator, you should.

    Positive: I find it easy to add a new authentication to my app. Easy to use and simple, just like it should be.

    Negative: I can't really think of anything negative about the app.

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  • Name: shristi B.
    Job Title: Developer
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 5,000 - 9,999
    Features
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    Best authenticator

    Date: Sep 08 2021

    Summary: Overall, best authenticator on the market which is free to you for the people.
    Works really fast and helps me secure my accounts.

    Positive: Secure and fast authenticator.
    Easy to use and login.
    Can be used to authenticate and save you time.

    Negative: No cons works perfectly for me, great authenticator.

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  • Name: Mikael R.
    Job Title: Scholar
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
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    Ease
    Pricing
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    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
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    One step safe

    Date: Jun 25 2021

    Summary: Overall I loved this product and it come very handy.
    It gives you a better satisfaction of security.

    Positive: - Two factor authentication is a must these days.
    - It is easy to use and integrate with software.
    - You can use it offline as well.

    Negative: It is great product from Google, there are no cons to be mentioned.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Customer Care Coordinator
    Length of product use: Less than 6 months
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
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    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
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    Authenticator is a safe secure application!

    Date: Jun 20 2021

    Summary: Authenticator does exactly what it says it is going to do so it is a great app for allowing you to safely secure your stuff.

    Positive: This application allows you to sign into accounts and does a MFA to ensure that it is you who is signing into your account. This helps me manage all my crypto wallets

    Negative: This app does what it says it does. So i have no bad things to say about it.

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  • Name: Nathan V.
    Job Title: Designer
    Length of product use: 6-12 Months
    Used How Often?: Monthly
    Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
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    Nice Software for Easy Authentication

    Date: Jun 07 2021

    Summary: There are many apps out there for authenticating, but I highly suggest this one as it's a breeze to set up and use every time.

    Positive: Easy to set up and use, Google Authenticator is a great means of gaining authenticated access to restricted places online.

    Negative: I have no complaints about Google Authenticator. It works as it should and is very easy to use.

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  • Name: Divya C.
    Job Title: Chief Director
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User, Administrator
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
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    Step up your security

    Date: May 20 2021

    Summary: It can be used offline as well.
    It is upmost the best authenticator in the market.
    Trusted globally and by most of the software.

    Positive: Just install and ready to use.
    Integratable with lots of software.
    No downtime and very reliable.
    Simple user interface.

    Negative: One can see your offline keys and exploit them for bad use.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Owner
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
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    A Must Have for Better Security

    Date: May 17 2021

    Summary: Overall if you are looking for a 2FA app to use with any of your accounts then the Google Authenticator app should be first in line.

    Positive: Very easy to use 2FA app that will bring your security to the next level. The user interface is very clean and easy to navigate.

    Negative: Have not experienced any cons so far, has always worked as intended.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Digital Marketing Admin
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Monthly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 500 - 999
    Features
    Design
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    One-Stop Shop Authenticator App

    Date: May 05 2021

    Summary: Good app for two-factor authentication in order to increase account security when using the internet.

    Positive: Use for multiple online accounts.
    Easy to read authentication numbers.
    Provides digital account security.

    Negative: If my Google account is compromised that could affect my authenticated apps.

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  • Name: Asim M.
    Job Title: Technical Support Executive
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 5,000 - 9,999
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    Valuable authenticator

    Date: Apr 29 2021

    Summary: Google authenticator is overall a decent and secure 2FA authentication application and helps me a lot to keep my accounts secure.

    Positive: It is a valuable authenticator and gives enormous security to the digital wallets and applications with 2FA technology. OTPs are received instantly on the app for authentications.

    Negative: Changing device is a little bit issue if you forgets to transfer your account before activating the device.

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  • Name: Andres M.
    Job Title: Property Sales Manager
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 1,000 - 4,999
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    Two-step authentication on my mobile phone.

    Date: Mar 03 2021

    Summary: My overall experience with Google Authenticator has been perfect, I have been able to add two-step security to my Gmail, Amazon and Facebook accounts. At first I thought this would only protect my Google account, however it managed to protect several social branches and currently provides me with two-step security for each of them. I am very grateful to this service for allowing me to add a totally essential security, which protects my personal data and prevents any intruder from accessing my information.

    Positive: Google Authenticator is the best way to protect the login of some of the pages that I use regularly. I currently use this authentication service in order to protect my Facebook, Amazon and Gmail account. This authentication service is totally efficient, since every 30 seconds it provides a totally different code, for each login that is configured and associated with the application. One of the things I like the most about Google Authenticator is that it has a completely simple configuration process, in just a few configuration steps in my Google account, I have been able to enjoy perfect two-step security, which I has helped to further safeguard my account. The configuration process is totally easy, just scan a QR code and in an automated way, you will have a ready configuration.

    Negative: I have no complaints whatsoever with how Google Authenticator works. This two-step protection service has managed to add additional security to some web pages that I use regularly, and it has also been able to protect my personal information. I am very happy using this two-step security as it consistently provides me with 6-digit codes and I have never had a problem with my two-step security for my accounts associated with this service.

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  • Name: Max S.
    Job Title: Contact Center Engineer
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 26 - 99
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great Security Feature to add!

    Date: Feb 23 2021

    Summary: Overall my experience with Google Authenticator has been nothing but the best, its ease of use and setup is great!

    Positive: Love using this with my accounts to add an extra layer of security to get in. Having this in place I can rest at night knowing my accounts can't be hacked

    Negative: No real cons with this just wish more apps have the capabilities to add this layer of security to

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  • Name: Cate W.
    Job Title: Digital Marketer
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 5,000 - 9,999
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    Limit the Access of Your Systems Using Google Authenticator

    Date: Feb 18 2021

    Summary: Google Authenticator has a substantial means of supporting security, through limited access of information and content that concerns individuals or companies.

    Positive: Google Authenticator ensures only the authorized persons who gain access to a company's site. Furthermore, Google Authenticator ensures there is privacy and transparency in anything that a company requires.

    Negative: Google Authenticator has all the security requirements, which ensures privacy of a company is well maintained.

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