From 21f0d01905d2df35d875506e8754a4e7abf487c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: BobIsMyManager Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 18:55:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added guide for adding steam 2fa from steamguard-cli --- Adding-Steam-to-Aegis-from-steamguard-cli.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Adding-Steam-to-Aegis-from-steamguard-cli.md diff --git a/Adding-Steam-to-Aegis-from-steamguard-cli.md b/Adding-Steam-to-Aegis-from-steamguard-cli.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..154b498 --- /dev/null +++ b/Adding-Steam-to-Aegis-from-steamguard-cli.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +This solution may be of particular use if you already use the [steamguard-cli](https://github.com/dyc3/steamguard-cli) your PC. It avoids the need for a rooted Android device to extract secrets from. + +1. First off you need to open your steamguard-cli file directory (usually `~/.config/steamguard-cli/maFiles/`), and find the *.maFile inside. + +2. Then you can either open it with your favourite text editor and copy yourTOTPSecret in `uri` field (looks like `otpauth://totp/Steam:{yourUserName}?secret{yourTOTPSecret}&issuer=Steam`) and send it to your phone, or send the file to your phone first than copy yourTOTPSecret afterwords. + +*Alternatively, you could copy the whole `uri` field and generate a qr code locally, for example on linux by running `qr "otpauth://totp/Steam:{yourUserName}?secret{yourTOTPSecret}&issuer=Steam"`, scanning the qr code on Aegis, pressing advanced, setting the type to steam and pressing save.* + +DO **NOT** USE AN ONLINE QR CODE GENERATOR, IF YOU DO THEY WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR STEAM 2FA CODE + +3. Open Aegis and press the '+' button and select enter manually + +4. Paste yourTOTPSecret into the secret field, press advanced, press type and select steam + +5. Fill out the rest of the non-advanced fields as you wish, and press save when you are finished + +You should now have your steam code inside Aegis as well! + +// Then you can either open it with your favourite text editor and copy the `uri` field (looks like `otpauth://totp/Steam:{yourUserName}?secret{yourTOTPSecret}&issuer=Steam`) and send it to your phone, or send the file to your phone first than copy the uri field afterwords. \ No newline at end of file