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5 years agoIs 2fa needed on 1password?
I am just getting started with 1PW and am confused by some of the entries here regarding 2fa. Most password managers advise using 2fa with an authenticator app or key device for every session with yo...
Former Member
5 years ago@sl91911 Yes, you've captured all that correctly. The desktop app doesn't yet support security keys, so you will need the authenticator app to set-up the desktop app on a new PC.
The choice of YubiKey mainly comes down to the physical connection and the protocols it supports. Most websites only support U2F and FIDO2 which are supported by all of the YubiKeys. But if you want to store your TOTP 2FA secrets in your YubiKey using Yubico Authenticator then you'll need something like YubiKey 5 NFC.