Two Step Verification

[LGTbjb 1]

I've tried setting this up but run into the issue of having to use google authenticator... which I won't use.  Is there a way to use LastPass or SMS?

[PinkElephant 8,738]

2FA depends on the plan you are on.

• Free users can only use the SMS codes.
• Subscribers can use an authenticator app, or SMS.

Any authenticator app that produces standard time based cipher codes can be used. Personally I use Authy, because it works seamlessly over devices (including the Apple Watch). Before I used Microsoft Authenticator for a while, worked as well.

Google Authenticator is not evil - it is a stand alone app that does not require any account or connection to Google services. But why EN always tells to use it is a riddle - I have reported this misleading information several times by support ticket, to no avail. I am in the "as little Google / Meta / Amazon as possible" fraction myself, and would not use the Google Authenticator, based on principle.

From a security viewpoint I would not use codes inside of my password manager. It somehow defies the sense of a true second factor to use the very same app to hold both keys. SMS codes have a principle weakness, when somebody obtains a second SIM card with your phone number. This still happens, through phishing or social engineering. Having 2FA by SMS is 99% better than not having 2FA, but still an authenticator does a better job.