Authentication Application (2FA) ¶

Using an application for authentication is a quite common approach based on HOTP and TOTP. It is based on transmitting a private key from phpMyAdmin to the authentication application and the application is then able to generate one time codes based on this key. The easiest way to enter the key in to the application from phpMyAdmin is through scanning a QR code.

There are dozens of applications available for mobile phones to implement these standards, the most widely used include:

• FreeOTP for iOS, Android and Pebble
• Authy for iOS, Android, Chrome, OS X
• Google Authenticator for iOS
• Google Authenticator for Android
• LastPass Authenticator for iOS, Android, OS X, Windows