pi-authenticator
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Plans and prices
From pi-authenticator's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| privacyIDEA Authenticator | Free | Mobile authenticator app |
The facts
Each one read from pi-authenticator's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Code type
- totp and hotpchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Current release
- The changelog lists version 4.8.0 dated 2026-08-12 and includes an Android target SDK 36 update among its changes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Enrollment security
- The project lists providing a more secure enrollment method as a goal and describes support for user-configured Firebase projects.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The project states that the app is licensed under Apache License 2.0.checked 12 Oct 2026
- OTP support
- The app supports HOTP and TOTP with 30- or 60-second intervals and SHA-1, SHA-256, or SHA-512 hashing.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- pi-authenticator is an OTP authenticator app for the privacyIDEA Authentication Server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Push authentication
- The app supports privacyIDEA PUSH authentication and can be configured to use PUSH without Firebase.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Push polling
- Pending privacyIDEA push challenges can be polled by swiping down, with automatic polling available in settings while the app is open.checked 12 Oct 2026
- QR enrollment
- The app can scan QR codes in the Google Authenticator Key URI format.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Google Play lists [email protected] as the app support email.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Token controls
- The guide says tokens can be deleted or renamed, and locked to require device credentials for access.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Token import
- The app guide says tokens from the previous app version can be loaded through Settings under Migration.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Kassel, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The app store listing names NetKnights GmbH as the developer and gives its address as Ludwig-Erhard-Str. 12, 34131 Kassel, Germany.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The README says the app runs on Android and iOS.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Push approvals
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- Android,iOSchecked 21 Sep 2026
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