Google Authenticator Features
What are the features of Google Authenticator?
Authentication type
- Software Token
- Mobile-Push
- Risk-Based Authentication
Functionality
- Multi-Device Sync
Implementation
- Easy Setup
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Authentication type
Software Token | Based on 180 Google Authenticator reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Offers software tokens, which are applications installed on a mobile phone, wearable devices, or desktops and generate time-based one-time passcodes (TOTP) that a user can easily copy. Software tokens work both online and offline. | 93% (Based on 180 reviews) | |
Mobile-Push | Based on 166 Google Authenticator reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Offers mobile push authentication, which is a user-friendly method that does not require a user to copy a code, but rather accept or deny an authentication using a mobile application. Mobile push authentication only works when a user is connected to the internet. | 88% (Based on 166 reviews) | |
Risk-Based Authentication | Analyzes users' IP addresses, devices, behaviors and identities to authenticate a user. 158 reviewers of Google Authenticator have provided feedback on this feature. | 89% (Based on 158 reviews) |
Functionality
Multi-Device Sync | As reported in 184 Google Authenticator reviews. Allows the use of tokens on multiple devices. This feature can also be turned off if the user does not want this. | 88% (Based on 184 reviews) |
Implementation
Easy Setup | Based on 203 Google Authenticator reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Offers an easy to understand user interface to make setup smooth. | 95% (Based on 203 reviews) |
