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Anonymous
2 years ago

1password and storing 2fa codes

Switching over to 1p from LP, I found I can now store my 2fa codes in 1p for sites by scanning the QR code. can I at this point access the actual code itself (not the 6 digit number). for then typing...
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Anonymous
2 years ago

I confess, I also save screenshots of these QR codes in some "secret location" of my disk. It's actually not very secure, I know. This habit is a leftover from the beginnings of these mfa codes, where it wasn't possible to have a backup of these codes or change the authenticator app without account action, because it wasn't possible to export these codes again. Now, most authenticator apps including 1Password support some kind of export or backup one way or the other, so there is no risk of losing access to them any more.

I guess I can stop doing that now and delete the screenshots.