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> Aaand we're down to single-factor authentication Not necessarily: if your password manager requires more than one factor to access, then there's still no way
by timwis 5y ago
> Aaand we're down to single-factor authentication
Not necessarily: if your password manager requires more than one factor to access, then there's still no way to access the service with only one factor.
This might be standard MFA to login to your password vault, or in the case of 1Password, the vault's encryption key _basically_ serves as a second factor, so long as you never save it digitally (and print it instead).
- hda111 5y agoAgreed. The second factor is merely a protection to login on untrusted browsers. And you probably don’t install your password manager there.
- Aachen 5y agoSomeone else posted the same remark 4 hours before you, one comment down. To not repeat the same conversation, please refer to there: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30904892 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30904892