Authenticator plus missing in my region

If you have a iOS device with the Authenticator plus still installed you can back up your codes from the app.

1. Connect your iOS device with your Mac
2. Open a Finder window, on the left pane you will see your phone appear
3. AuthenticatorPlus is show under the 'Files' tab. Look for the row that says General, Music, Movies, TV Shows, ... Files
4. Drag the authplus.db to your HD

Next steps are for those who know their way around the terminal:

The file is an encrypted SQLite database. It is encrypted with sqlcipher. you can install sqlite3 and sqlcipher with homebrew.

To open the file with sqlcipher:

sqlcipher authplus.db
At the sqlite> prompt enter the following commands:

PRAGMA key = 'YOUR PASSPHRASE';
PRAGMA cipher_compatibility = 3;
PRAGMA kdf_iter = 64000;
PRAGMA cipher_page_size = 1024;
PRAGMA cipher_kdf_algorithm = PBKDF2_HMAC_SHA1;
PRAGMA cipher_hmac_algorithm = HMAC_SHA1;

now your database is open, you can dump your secrets out with:

.headers on
select * from accounts;

The key pieces of information you need are the email (or original_name), issuer, and secret columns.

There is an AI chat bot that can take you from here.

Hey Markza1,

We'd recommend checking with the app developer for the best information and assistance on that.

You can find tips for contacting app developers here: How to contact an app developer - Apple Support

Thanks!

Hey Markza1,

Since the application isn’t available in the App Store, the only source we’d have is the same link you shared with us previously.: Authenticator Plus. We also couldn’t locate any information on how to contact the App Developer except for providing a ticket.

All the best.

Hi Mark,

This is great news! Can you elaborate on the ICloud Drive piece? Do I need to perform a backup of my phone to ITunes to see the authplus.db file? From my iPhone, I don’t see the file.

Thanks!

Any resolution to this? I am in the same situation where my app was removed and I’m not able to install it.

Thanks!