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Lance_Lawton's avatar
Lance_Lawton
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3 years ago

Add TOTP with second authenticator?

I've been using Google as the authenticator since 1PW introduced 2FA. Now for the first time I've encountered a server that will only accept Microsoft Authenticator for 2FA. So I've installed the MSA...
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GreyM1P
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3 years ago

Hi Lance_Lawton

From the sound of things, if that server only works with Microsoft Authenticator, that would suggest it's not using industry-standard TOTP (time-based one-time passwords), so you won't be able to add them to 1Password – the Microsoft Authenticator protocol is proprietary.

You could still save the secret you're given in 1Password, but it won't be able to generate one-time passwords. Then, if you lost access to Microsoft Authenticator, you may well be able to set it up again using that secret.

If there's an option for that server to use industry-standard TOTP instead, you can Use 1Password as an authenticator for sites with two-factor authentication.

Hope that helps! Please let me know if you have any questions. :)

— Grey