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can't find authenticator cod
I just used a website where I was required to use an "authenticator" as an extra security measure. I believe that I was able to use 1Password for this purpose. I signed on, and with my app, found a...
So this is what I think happened. I logged on to a website (actually government website for attorneys) and for the first time was advised to use an "authenticator" app for additional security. I believe I was able to do this with 1password. Then, next time I logged on, I was asked for the authenticator's code, which led me to search unsuccessfully on 1password.
But then I noticed that I happened to have icloud password keychain running too. And when I found my logon info with the icloud password key chain, I saw that icloud was generating some numbers. I was sithen able to use those numbers to get on to the government website.
Now, my understanding is that the "authenticator" apps the website had in mind (and 1password was not included in the list of third party suggestions) is meant to generate new numbers every single time I log on.
Assuming I understand the process correctly, is there a way I can get 1Password to generate new numbers every single time I log on, just as the icloud password function appears to do?
There are several ways to go about switching a TOTP provider from one application (e.g. iCloud) to another (e.g. 1Password).
The most straightforward is to obtain the key from the first application and add it to the other. Of course that involves knowing how to find the key in the first application.
The easiest, but most labour-intensive, for most folks is to use the TOTP code from the first application (iCloud) to log in to the website, then disable TOTP, delete the TOTP entry from both service and client (website and iCloud), set up TOTP again and use the other application (1Password).
When doing any of this kind of authentication change, leave a browser session logged in while making all the changes in a Private or Incognito session where you can test logging out and back in.
The Timed One-Time Password (TOTP) is a standard protocol implemented in many clients in which a secret key - the alphanumeric code - and time are used to generate a six digit number.
PS. You might want to change the tags on your post from PASSKEYS to something relevant such as MACOS and BEST PRACTICES.
