Authenticator

Authenticator codes in LoginScout: TOTP in the same app

LoginScout MFA is for secrets you import. It is not Google Authenticator as a downloadable mobile OS app, and it will not log you into Steam by itself.

How to move authenticator codes into LoginScout

  1. Step 1

    Export or photograph secrets you still need

    Codes stop working the moment the old authenticator is wiped. The checklist post walks through this.

  2. Step 2

    Import into LoginScout MFA

    Paste otpauth URIs or use a JSON export. Name each entry so search works.

  3. Step 3

    Match codes, and keep a copy

    2FA codes are saved only on this device and are not in your vault backup. Use Export in the 2FA tab, or keep your old app, before you rely on LoginScout alone.

Why keep TOTP in LoginScout

Codes in the same app

You are not hunting a second app named something you forgot while the login is in a spreadsheet.

Import, then verify

Paste otpauth:// URIs or import JSON. Confirm the 6-digit code matches the old app before you delete anything.

Recovery codes still matter

Keep printed or offline backup codes from the original service. TOTP apps fail; recovery codes are the spare key.

Not a replacement for platform 2FA setup

You still enable 2FA on Epic, Steam, Microsoft, or Roblox using their official settings. LoginScout stores the secret you already created.

Related

Gaming password manager explains the library. Security explains encryption. The blog checklist is the operational version of this page.

Questions people ask

Can I import from Google Authenticator?

If you can export otpauth URIs or a compatible JSON backup from your current app, you can paste them in. We do not publish a guaranteed one-click importer for every vendor’s proprietary format.

Does this work offline on a phone?

LoginScout is a web app. Use it when you can open the vault. It is not marketed as an iOS/Android store authenticator with offline OS widgets.

Where should recovery codes go?

Keep the service’s printed or downloaded recovery codes in vault notes next to that login. TOTP in LoginScout is the rotating code, not a replacement for the spare keys Steam, Epic, or Roblox give you.

Keep the identity with the login.

Create a free vault, then upgrade for a private temp mailbox and burner numbers when the library grows.