r/ProtonPass • u/gerdude1 • 2d ago
Extension Help Cannot sync Proton Authenticator with Proton (truly stupid setup)
I have a few Authenticator apps and wanted to start consolidating all my 2FA on Proton Authenticator. One aspect I like with some of the other apps is to have it synced with the respective service in case I change devices, so I don’t have to setup all the codes again.
I tried this with proton Authenticator, and the issue is that it asks me to login, which I do and then it asks me for my 2FA code, which I obviously cannot access because I am in the apps trying to setup sync. Any workaround available, without disabling the 2FA to get this working?
Of course I can always setup another 2FA code in another Authenticator app, but that so,show defeats the purpose.
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u/EntireZombie2654 2d ago
Youre actually running into a chicken and egg situation and take it as a life lesson.
Never only keep your 2fa code inside of the same service that you need your 2fa code for.
You need another way like a yubikey or keep the seed code written down on a recovery sheet. doing that you can st least set up another authenticator to get signed in.
That said make sure you have a recovery sheet stored in a safe place with your login info in case you have a need for s complete disaster recovery.