Ghost Auth
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Ghost Auth, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Ghost Auth's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | TOTP authenticator · Encrypted storage · Encrypted backups · Device and browser-extension sync |
| Ghost Auth | Free | Free; GPL v3 |
The facts
Each one read from Ghost Auth's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Adding accounts
- Accounts can be added by scanning a QR code or entering a secret or otpauth:// URI.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Backups
- Accounts can be exported to a local backup encrypted with AES-256-GCM using a password-derived Argon2id key.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Code type
- totpchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Desktop availability
- The site lists Windows, macOS, and Linux desktop apps as coming soon.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Encrypted backup
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Encrypted storage
- The maker says account data is encrypted with AES-256-GCM and keys are held in platform secure keystores.checked 11 Oct 2026
- iCloud
- Ghost Auth offers encrypted vault synchronization across Apple devices and says Apple sees only an opaque encrypted blob.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Imports
- The help page documents imports from Google Authenticator, Aegis, 2FAS, and andOTP.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Language support
- The product supports 79 languages, including right-to-left support for Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi, and Urdu.checked 11 Oct 2026
- PIN and biometrics
- Users can lock the app with a 4–8 digit PIN and enable biometric unlock on iOS and Android.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says the app has no analytics, telemetry, advertising, or Ghost Auth servers, and optional crash reporting is opt-in.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Ghost Auth generates two-factor authentication codes for accounts you protect.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker lists [email protected] for support and GitHub issues for bug reports and feature requests.checked 11 Oct 2026
- TOTP
- It supports RFC 6238 TOTP with SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser extension sync
- The Chrome and Firefox extensions can sync accounts from the phone or desktop app using end-to-end encryption.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Device sync
- Device sync transfers accounts over the local network with end-to-end encryption and requires both devices to be on the same Wi-Fi network.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Multi-device sync
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- iOS,Android,Chrome,Firefoxchecked 21 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Hafrsfjord, Norwaychecked 28 Sep 2026
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