On Tue, 2015-08-18 at 21:10 -0500, Jonathan Brown wrote:
I use the IOS of FreeOTP and love the app but would it be possible to
add a backup option in case the phone gets lost or stolen? That is
the only thing missing with this great app.
The problem is that if the phone is lost or stolen you don't want to
have a backup. Rather, you want to disable the token altogether (since
it is now compromised) and create a new one.
Similarly, if you can backup the token, then someone can compromise the
backup. For instance, if you left your phone on a table someone could
quickly perform a backup and then return the phone to you. You would
have no idea the key was compromised.
Nathaniel