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You can setup two-factor authentication for your 1Password by following the steps in this article:
Make sure that you're following the steps on our website by logging in to your 1Password account on 1Password.com. If you run into an issue then let me know which specific steps isn't working and describe what you see on your screen.I am trying to add 2 factor authorization to the 1Password login to prevent the problem recently reported by the Wall Street Journal about a serios hacking incident.
2FA helps prevent unauthorized access from new devices, but it does not protect against local device compromise. Since, in that case, the attacker had already gained access to the victim’s computer, they could log into 1Password using the stolen credentials and even disable 2FA if needed. In this case, the keylogger intercepted the user’s account password before 2FA could act as a barrier.
Please see my colleague's post here for more details on what you can do to protect yourself from a similar attack: Did 1Password get hacked? The Disney Employee said hackers got into his 1password account.
-Dave
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- 1P_Dave
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Hello crabshell7! 👋
Welcome to the 1Password Community! Can you tell me a little more about what what you're trying to do? If you're trying to change your 1Password account password then this guide will help: How to change your 1Password account password
On the other hand, if you're trying to change the password for another website then 1Password can help with that too: Use the password generator to change and strengthen your passwords
If those guides don't help then please share a few more details and I'll be happy to help further.
-Dave
I am trying to add 2 factor authorization to the 1Password login to prevent the problem recently reported by the Wall Street Journal about a serios hacking incident.
- 1P_Dave
You can setup two-factor authentication for your 1Password by following the steps in this article:
Make sure that you're following the steps on our website by logging in to your 1Password account on 1Password.com. If you run into an issue then let me know which specific steps isn't working and describe what you see on your screen.I am trying to add 2 factor authorization to the 1Password login to prevent the problem recently reported by the Wall Street Journal about a serios hacking incident.
2FA helps prevent unauthorized access from new devices, but it does not protect against local device compromise. Since, in that case, the attacker had already gained access to the victim’s computer, they could log into 1Password using the stolen credentials and even disable 2FA if needed. In this case, the keylogger intercepted the user’s account password before 2FA could act as a barrier.
Please see my colleague's post here for more details on what you can do to protect yourself from a similar attack: Did 1Password get hacked? The Disney Employee said hackers got into his 1password account.
-Dave
