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This reduces the attack scope from two devices to one. If your computer or web browser is compromised then both your TOTP secrets and password secrets are in on
by chromakode 6y ago
This reduces the attack scope from two devices to one. If your computer or web browser is compromised then both your TOTP secrets and password secrets are in one basket. Storing TOTP on a separate device can make it significantly harder to compromise your accounts.
- literallycancer 6y agoHe might be using two different password manager accounts, one for passwords and one TOTP? Although it doesn't help much if he logs in from the same machine anyway.