Importing 2FA keys
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Is there a way to easily import keys for either 2FA Manager or Authenticator NG ? On my old Mate 30 I was able to export the keys from FreeOTP+ to json format and move it over to my new Nexus 5 but I don't see an import option.
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There is currently no import feature in authenticator-ng, but you could write a script to convert the JSON format to the INI format used, and concatenate it to the
~/.config/authenticator-ng.dobey/authenticator.conffile.Replace each
{part}with the appropriate part in the data below, for each account:[%7B{uuid}%7D] account={account_name} counter={counter_value} pinLength={pin_length} secret={secret_key} timeStep={time_step} type={type}Generally speaking,
{pin_length}will probably always be6and{time_step}will probably always be30. If you have a script that converts the JSON to this format for each account, and puts them in a file with a blank line between each entry, it should work in Authenticator NG. -
2FA Manager doesn't have an import option yet but it's a feature that could be added soon

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@PublicLewdness said in Importing 2FA keys:
I was able to export the keys from FreeOTP+ to json format
Do you get a json file per key?
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@PublicLewdness I have just updated 2FA manager and now you should be able to import keys from json or txt files from FreeOTP+
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