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Should I use 1Password to manage the OTP for 1Password?
I'm really liking the OTP feature in 1Password... I didn't grasp that it could totally replace my other authenticators... but I'm looking at my 1Password credential itself, and I'm wondering if it's a good idea to migrate that to 1Password. There seems to be a potential for a "Catch-22" circular dependency whereby "I can't get into 1Password to get my OTP therefore I can't can't get into 1Password to get my OTP can't get into 1Password to get my OTP can't get into 1Password to get my OTP can't get into 1Password to get my OTP "... etc. Any thoughts?
1Password Version: 8.9.14
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OS Version: Windows 10
Browser:_ Firefox
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I just ran into a possible circular dependency myself. I added another account to the 1Password Android app, and at the end it asked "please enter OTP". I added it from Authy, but I can see problems if all OTPs were on 1Password then if 1Password were to start interrogating me to get the OTPs from 1Password; you can't look pass or through the window demanding the OTP. I have Google Auth, thanks, it's fine. Authy I use for work stuff.
@Peter_Wang
I store all of my OTP keys in 1Password and use 1Password for autofill the codes. This makes the mfa codes available on my desktop PC without me requiring to look on my smartphone.
However, I also store some of my OTP keys in Microsoft Authenticator - the ones I need to access my vital services, such as 1Password itself. This way I don't get any circular dependency. I need Microsoft Authenticator anyway for my Microsoft account and its push authentication.If you don't like Microsoft Authenticator, consider Google Authenticator. That one is completely independent from any online service and a standalone app.
In case you don't know how to duplicate the OTP keys: you can always scan the QR codes as often as you want. When you sign up for mfa on some service, scan the QR code with 1Password and at the same time with the authenticator app.
