Is 2FA Authenticator safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

From the permissions it declares, Chrome shows no permission warning when you add it.

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.

Worth knowing

• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Add items to the right-click menu contextMenus
• Open a panel beside the page sidePanel
• Store data in your browser storage

Sites that can connect to it

Web pages matching these patterns can open a messaging channel to it: 2 site patterns.

• https://www.authenticator.sh/* only www.authenticator.sh
• https://authenticator.sh/* only authenticator.sh

Declared as externally connectable in the manifest: a page on these sites can exchange messages with the extension, for example to tell it you have signed in. It does not give the page access to your browser.

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Tools, 20% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: No site access.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 5 browser permissions.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

200k users

• Last updated in the store 1 day ago, on 2026-10-28.
• We have seen 8 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Featured The store's badge for extensions that follow its recommended practices for Chrome extensions.
• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

1. 2026-10-21Changed where it works (changed: sites that can connect to it)
2. 2026-09-05Asked for more permissions (5, was 4)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-28Version 1.15.2
2. 2026-10-21Version 1.15.1 · Changed where it works (changed: sites that can connect to it)
3. 2026-10-10Version 1.15.0
4. 2026-10-06Version 1.14.0
5. 2026-09-23Version 1.13.3
6. 2026-09-19Version 1.13.2
7. 2026-09-17Version 1.13.1
8. 2026-09-05Version 1.13.0 · Asked for more permissions (5, was 4)

Who publishes it

qatofegapi27, who publishes 3 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-02-10 and was last updated on 2026-10-28.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. AuthGuard - 2FA Authenticator No site access · 2 permissions 18 users
2. 2FA Authenticator – Fast & Secure No site access · 2 permissions 4 users (last published figure)
3. 2FA Live No site access · 3 permissions 3k users ★ 5.0

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can 2FA Authenticator access?

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 5 browser permissions.

What data does 2FA Authenticator collect?

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has 2FA Authenticator asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed 2 times while we watched, most recently on 2026-10-21.

Does 2FA Authenticator publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.