With bitwarden changing to at least email auth required, I’m one of those that stores my email creds there. I don’t want to risk losing my email so it seems I need to use an Authenticator. For work, I have microsoft auth but that makes me want to die a little.
EDIT: I appreciate you all, thank you.
Aegis.
Yubikey + Yubico app covers all my needs and is technically the most secure option
I use proton pass but IDK if it’s good to warn against them now as they appear to support fascists
whatever you choose, keep the 2FA recovery codes to at least bitwarden on paper, in a safe place
I use LastPass authenticator for 2fa (note, I do not store any passwords in LastPass)
This way the authenticator accounts sync to my LastPass account and make device migration a breeze, I simply just sign into LastPass and then I can use authenticator immediately on the new device.
You could also use Microsoft authenticator (again with no passwords saved) to achieve the same thing.
I just didn’t want to bother with exporting and importing 2fa accounts when getting a new phone. Or worse, if my phone fails unexpectedly I don’t want to be unable to generate codes.
Aegis via Fdroid
I use Aegis for personal and work stuff. Works great, is open source and initiates no network connections anywhere.
I don’t want my password manager to also have the ability to generator 2fa codes, gotta keep em separated.
This is a different app from bitwarden PW manager.
It’s a different app, made by the same company.
Doesn’t turn 2fa into 1fa?
I like to know that even if someone got into my bitwarden vault they would still not be able login to my most important stuff.
This is a different app from bitwarden PW manager.
I used tobuse authy. Mainly for the desktop to phone sync feature. The desktop got removed unfortunatly. So i am looking as well
Aegis (fdroid)
At the risk of sounding snarky, why is this a deal breaker? I can recover both bitwarden and my email if I was ever in a situation where I forgot one or both passwords. It also only occurs in a situation where you are signing into devices that you’ve never logged in to or purposely logged out of. I do use 2FA, but even if I did not it sounds like a lot of complaining about a situation that you should already be prepared for. Bitwarden could easily go down or your password vault could be corrupted or (at worse case) your vault compromised and passwords stolen. Make plans for such situations and you’ll realize this is mostly a knee-jerk reaction to a non-issue.
I’ve used andOTP for years and it’s served me well. and it’s FOSS
But since a few years ago, it’s no longer being maintained: https://xdaforums.com/t/unmaintained-app-4-4-open-source-andotp-open-source-two-factor-authentication-for-android.3636993/post-87021655
I did not realize that. Im trying out Aegis and it seems like a good replacement so far.
I’ve used Aegis myself since andOTP was abandoned and I’m still very happy with that solution.
Thanks for this, I also have been using andOTP for years (and before that its earlier fork OTP Authenticator), didn’t realize its development went dormant too.
I use FreeOTP. Open source tickles me.
I typically use Bitwarden for my 2fa keys and passkeys. For Bitwarden itself, I have a Yubikey and my phone registered as passkeys. I also used to use Duo for 2fa in the past, but I prefer Bitwarden.
I did not realize they had an authenticator… That would be convenient. I think I’ll do that.
I second Bitwarden. It’s open source and automatically copies the number to your clipboard. Migrating can be a pain in the ass but once you’re done, it’s great.
Open version called vault warden lets you put 2FA in the app. That said, I’m not of the camp that wants to put their password and code generator in the same place so I still use Aegis for the tokens.
