New to 1password / 2fa

I have every 2fa code stored inside 1Password, so I can use the integrated autofill support for it. The 2fa code for 1Password itself is the one code I additionally store in an external authenticator app, so I still have access to it in case i lose access to all signed in devices or or accidentally sign out from every device. This way there is no circular dependency.

I also printed the QR code and took it to my paper documents, along with a copy of the emergency kit (contains the secret key) and the account password for backup purposes. Keep in mind, 1Pasword support isn't able, unter no circumstances, to unlock access to your account by resetting password or secret key, because the secret key and password are directly used as key for vault decryption, and they don't have them stored anywhere. They can only delete everything on request to let you start again, should you forget one of these. Only the mfa code is actually something they can remove, because it is only used to protect access, not something that encrypts or decrypts data.

Former Member Great reply, many thanks. I thought this might be the case as the circular dependency made no sense to me. I've got my emergency kit all saved out. and my next question was if I put 2fa on 1password using say MS Auth if anything happened to me, then my spouse wouldn't be able to get into 1password using the emergency kit without the 2fa...

But you answered this as well -- Print out the QR code and take note of the code with it, put that in the emergency kit at well -- guess this would also be a good idea for when I change my phone to something else.

Again many thanks., I feel much more at ease now putting 2fa on it all.

Hi @Harag! I'm so pleased to hear that Former Member was able to help out here (thanks for the assist!).

If you have any further questions or concerns, don't hesitate to reach back out 😄

@1P_Gem, many thanks. It does make sense now I've been playing around with it over the weekend. I've now got the job of going through them all and checking it's imported correctly from LP before finally saying good bye to LP.

Hi @Harag! I'm so pleased to hear that it's making more sense now you've had a chance to try things out. If you run into any trouble along the way, or have any additional questions, let us know 😄