Bitwarden Authenticator is a standalone app that is available for everyone, even non-Bitwarden customers.

In its current release, Bitwarden Authenticator generates time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) for users who want to add an extra layer of 2FA security to their logins.

There is a comprehensive roadmap planned with additional functionality.

Available for iOS and Android

  • ebits21@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    Well that’s interesting 😎

    I never like the idea of TOTP in your password database.

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      8 months ago

      It’s extremely convenient and not particularly safe. I love it, my FBI agent loves it, and my Russian hacker friend loves it too.

      • Imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        8 months ago

        Why do you think its not safe? If you trust bitwarden to protect your passwords what exactly do you think is going to happen?

        Even if bitwarden is compromised in someway in the future, all that data is still encrypted and would still be highly unlikely to actually be accessed in any usable form.

        The only risk is if you use a bad master password. Which is the biggest risk of using a password manager regardless.

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          8 months ago

          I think a bigger concern is if someone managed to access bitwarden on a logged in instance. Think, leaving your laptop open, or someone steals it from you. If theres two apps for logging then both apps need to be accessible/compromised.

          • Imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            8 months ago

            This seems more like a user issue then a security issue. If you are avoiding this feature because you have to idiot proof your security against yourself, your probably going to be compromised at some point anyway.

            As for your example, this seems easily avoidable by

            1. just have the vault timeout be set low (1 minute) and to logout.
            2. Not leaving your password manager unlocked and unattended (wtf are you thinking lol)
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              8 months ago

              If you are going to write “user issue” in the future, maybe stop and think. You might be calling someone dumb and be defending bad design at the same time.