Watchtower and Two-factor authentication

Hello jmb679​ and 1pass_user​! 👋

Thanks for the question! Passkeys are already resistant to phishing and can be considered to have the same level of security as a password plus two-factor authentication, with a lot less friction. Two-factor authentication was designed to add an additional layer of protection to passwords against phishing.

If you have a Login item saved in 1Password that contains a passkey, and that also contains a password, then you'll see Watchtower flag that item as having 2FA available. This is because most websites still allow you to sign in either using your passkey (which is resistant to phishing) or your password (which is not). 

There are a few options here: 

• Add 1Password as an authenticator app to the websites in question for 2FA: Use 1Password as an authenticator for sites with two-factor authentication
• Ignore the 2FA banner if you wish.

Why is the Watchtower flagging the three two-factor enabled sites?

Is the one-time password for those websites saved in 1Password? Or are you using a different authenticator app? 

-Dave

The preferred fix appears to be to add a "2FA" tag to these login items.  Or, just "Ignore" them.

Hi,

Watchtower reports that a login doesn't have two-factor authentication enabled when there is a saved passkey, but no one-time code.