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I am confused on the Two factor authentication. 1Password gave me steps to scan in a QR code to set it up but I can't even access it to use it on my phone now. I found an app for Google Authenticat...
jeffer23 If you lose one of your logged-in devices you can remove it from your list of authorized devices at 1password.com. You can do this whether or not two factor authentication has been enabled.
Two factor authentication is only required the first time you login to 1Password on a new device. Once you've entered your account password, secret key and two factor authentication passcode, a copy of your 1Password database is downloaded to the device. This is encrypted with your account password and secret key. Two factor authentication doesn't play any part in the encryption. So it doesn't help to secure your 1Password data on a device where you've logged-in previously.
Two factor authentication protects from the case where an attacker has your account password and secret key, but doesn't yet have a copy of your database. If an attacker has a device with a copy of your database then the main protection is provided by your device security and your account password.
