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I agree, but I'd point out one thing just in case you're using "PC" in a restrictive sense. There's no difference between using a big Personal Computer (PC) li
by quectophoton 3y ago
I agree, but I'd point out one thing just in case you're using "PC" in a restrictive sense.
There's no difference between using a big Personal Computer (PC) like a desktop computer, or a small Personal Computer (PC) like a smartphone. Both are something you have.
The problem is not that a bigger computer that never leaves your home is more insecure and that the small computer with a touch screen that actually leaves your home is more secure.
The problem is also not storing TOTP in a password manager. Because a password manager can also be used from a smartphone and a TOTP authenticator can also be used from a desktop computer.
The problem is using the same device ("factor", if we're being fancy) for storing and reading both secrets, because that means if the device is compromised it'll be able to read both types of secrets.
So using a desktop computer for passwords and a smartphone for TOTP, should be just as fine as using a laptop 1 for passwords and a laptop 2 for TOTP.