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by pid-1 1485 days ago
After buiyng a Yubikey and using it for like one year, I now use 1Password to manage all my MFA.

It can work like Google Authenticator (using OTP), except it's not tied to a single device.

Not as safe as Yubikey, but likely a good compromise between security and user stupidity protection.

Also:

- 1Pw blocks itself after a few min without use.

- Installing 1Pw for the first time in a device is a bit more bureaucratic than a simple login.

I really think any MFA needs something to protect users from forgetting stuff to be successful. Even if it's something stupid like going physically to a store. I can't stand the idea that by loosing my two keys I will loose access to all my things and there's no one who can help me.

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1Password is super convenient for MFA, but it's really FAKE MFA. You password and the OTP secret are both stored together, in the same vault, guarded by the same password.

If one is leaked or accessed, so is the other.

It only really provide protection against the most basic / passive MITM attacks.