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		danielhunt on July 31, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Authy: Faster Two-Factor Authentication Ah, I see, thank you. Another question: If for some reason, your company shut down tomorrow morning, what would that mean for users of your app? Would it stop working?

danielpal on July 31, 2013 | [–]

No the app doesn't talk to Authy servers. It's completely independent. You could just keep using it.

michaelmior on July 31, 2013 | | [–]

You could just disable two-factor auth and continue password-only until you find an alternative provider.

danielhunt on July 31, 2013 | [–]

michael: Wouldn't I need to do that for every provider that Authy is wrapping?

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