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Why do password managers charge for TOTP code generation? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by jonathanvmv8f@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Is this some sort of a convenience feature hidden behind a paywall to justify purchasing their subscriptions or does generating the codes actually cost money? If the latter is the case, how do applications like Aegis do it free of cost?

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[–] hh93@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For the 2nd point:

Mixing it doesn't reduce it to 1fa - it still makes your accounts immune to Passwort leaks and common attacks

You are only at a 1FA level if someone hacked your PW-Manager but in that instance you're most likely fucked anyway

Sure for the most important accounts having 2FA in another app is good so you can at least secure those if the PW-Safe leaked but I have 2FA on every single website I use(d) that offers it - even if I'm only on there once a year so using a special app is less important than just having the additional security in the first place

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 7 points 1 year ago

I usually call it 1,5FA since it is reduced to one factor, namely the password manager, but that password manager is protected by 2FA.

[–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

You are only at a 1FA level if someone hacked your PW-Manager but in that instance you’re most likely fucked anyway

As long as you at least have actual, separate 2FA for access to your recovery email(s) you should be more or less fine.

Unless you mean that if your password manager is compromised it probably means that your device is compromised, which also means that you're probably also a victim to a session hijack for the recovery email(s), in which case you are truly fucked.

You can also have a multi-level approach where for "higher value" accounts you have a separate password database so the more valuable accounts aren't exposed as much as everything else... There are definitely options.