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Bitwarden has launched a new authenticator app (bitwarden.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Do backups kids. :)

I actually keep an authenticator app on my desktop, so I always have two places for everything. Aegis on my phone and "Authenticator" on my Linux desktop.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Wait, I'm a second child, am I a backup kid?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Then how do you secure the backup without 2FA?

Or is it 2FA all the way down?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

You could store it on an external drive. You can encrypt it with VeraCrypt as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Aegis encrypts it with a password, then you copy it somewhere. It's just a set of keys and you can have as many copies as you want (I have three, one phone and two desktops).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Aegis doesn't run on your desktop using the same key, it's just a key stored there, right?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

No, I use a different authenticator app (called Authenticator in the Flatpak store), but it does use the same keys. So I import the keys from an Aegis dump so I can generate exactly the same keys on my desktop app that I do on my phone.

TOTP is a really simple system, as long as I have access to the secret key and a reliable time source, I can generate the exact same tokens as any TOTP app would.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I backup everything, but Aegis

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How do I do the backup for Aegis? I looked at it and it's set up but then at the bottom it says no backups have been made 🤔

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Settings > Import/Export > Export

This dumps it to a file, then it's on you to copy it somewhere else.

Settings > Backups

I think this one is automated, but I personally don't use it, I just back it up manually when I add something new. I keep a completely functional 2FA app on my desktop, so I always have a backup in a pinch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Thanks!