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Re: Show HN: Faktor – The missing 2FA code autocomplete for Chrome

#11

If your 2FA code is as autocompletable as your password, is it really a second factor?

2FA code (rng seed) can be stored to password managers directly as well.

It is access requirement for something else, which fulfills the criteria of 2FA.

In this case, there is requirement to access the browser and phone.

Re: Show HN: Faktor – The missing 2FA code autocomplete for Chrome

#12

Very cool! Will you also add support for secret based 2FA codes, similar to Authy / Google Authenticator? It would be incredible to have those autofill.

1Password already has support for this. Some would argue that you're defeating the purpose of 2FA if it's stored in the same way as your password, but it is pleasant.

Personally, I use KeePass and a self-managed password database. I look at it as the "something I have" factor being the database file itself, and the "something I know" being the master password that decrypts it. Then it doesn't bother me quite so much that the password and 2FA seed are right next to each other.

Re: Show HN: Faktor – The missing 2FA code autocomplete for Chrome

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post #11

If your 2FA code is as autocompletable as your password, is it really a second factor?

2FA code (rng seed) can be stored to password managers directly as well. It is access requirement for something else, which fulfills the criteria of 2FA. In this case, there is requirement to access the browser and phone.

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Re: Show HN: Faktor – The missing 2FA code autocomplete for Chrome

#14

Very cool! Will you also add support for secret based 2FA codes, similar to Authy / Google Authenticator? It would be incredible to have those autofill.

1Password already has support for this. Some would argue that you're defeating the purpose of 2FA if it's stored in the same way as your password, but it is pleasant.

Does 1Password do SMS based 2FA code filling? I use it for sites where they let me use any compliant auth app, but I've not seen a way to get it to work for SMS codes.

Re: Show HN: Faktor – The missing 2FA code autocomplete for Chrome

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post #11

If your 2FA code is as autocompletable as your password, is it really a second factor?

2FA code (rng seed) can be stored to password managers directly as well. It is access requirement for something else, which fulfills the criteria of 2FA. In this case, there is requirement to access the browser and phone.

But if you have it in the PW manager, isn’t it moot?

I guess it’s still safe against leaking of your password only.

Re: Show HN: Faktor – The missing 2FA code autocomplete for Chrome

#19

If your 2FA code is as autocompletable as your password, is it really a second factor?

I personally don't think so. It's something you know + something you have with you.

If your computer is compromised, the 2FA should be somewhere else, not in a keychain.

This is why I like Yubikey and other forms of 2FA (phone based TOTP, mostly).

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