Authy 2FA VM Qube

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naverone
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deeplow, ppc
Created at
2022-01-06 02:08:38
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2023-09-07 05:57:00
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Im sure most of you use 2FA, the more savy would already be using Authy over google authenticator. I thought of the idea of making a dedicated Authy qube that once setup has no network access, creating a secure, isolated way for me to generate 2FA codes, and act as a backup if ever i lose my phone.

Setup: im using a fedora minimal template

sudo dnf install snapd
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
restart to update pathways
sudo snap install authy
refresh applications & add to shortcuts. launch app. enter password for decryption. shutdown VM. set network VM to none. Done.

i allocated only 600mb ram, & 1CPU, a little slow to boot, but find once running operates fine. If you do add more accounts to Authy on your phone, i guess you would just enable network temporarily sync them to your Authy VM qube.

Im sure the even more security minded of you probably rock Yubikeys, and i think the same will be possible using the Desktop Yubico Authenticator which also installs via snap. I havent tried this yet though as all my keys are in authy and im too lazy to change atm.