Aegis
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I use Aegis, it works well
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Aegis.
I like the auto backup feature (encrypted) . Then the backup is synced to computer via Syncthing.
Set and forget setup.
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Bitwarden. I don't self host it, though. $10 a year for password management and 2FA is fine by me.
It's niche but I like to point it out whenever I get the opportunity: if your workplace uses Bitwarden Enterprise, every licensed user gets a free family plan that can be linked to any account. I haven't personally paid for BW for years.
Same. Self hosting it sounds nice, and I self host a handful of services, but I don't want to be stuck without passwords in another country with a dead server at home because a power cut happened at some point.
Bitwarden caches your vault to your device, so you don't actually need a live connection to the server.
I had fault in my server this summer and my local bitwarden app wouldn't work without the connection. Same in my laptop, if the connection is blocked by the firewall it doesn't let me load the vault at all.
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I use Aegis, automatically backed up every time a new key is added. Was using Authy for a while, but they're going down the enshittification hole, so I dumped them.
Bitwarden
I'm a little concerned about having OTP and passwords together in one system.
OTP is on my phone, Bitwarden is on my computer. I don't use the OTP in Bitwarden.
This is the way. I use Bitwarden and Aegis.
The issue here is putting Bitwarden on your phone with OTP in Bitwarden.
On the phone, I use Authy, More eggs - more baskets.
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I use Aegis on my phone.
I've been using KeePassXC. I use Syncthing to keep the database synchronized between computers.
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I've been using Aegis for several years now without any problems. It replaced the Google Authenticator seamlessly.
Bitwarden as Vaultwarden enables TOTP.
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Yubikey. It supports TOTP as well as passkeys. Plus is a physical device separate from my phone. Recommend getting 2 to have 1 as backup
Yubikeys. I think everyone should get a couple (need 2 in case 1 lost)
Vaultwardwn/bitwarden + a yubikey for bitwarden itself and a few others
keepassxc and a yubikey. And syncthing to keep all devices in sync
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Ente Auth
Aegis seems like a pretty good 2FA app on Android from what I’ve heard. Personally, I use Ente Auth as sync is very helpful when I don’t have my phone nearby (you can either use the desktop app or use your browser, both work). Don’t think you can self-host sync, though I might be wrong. Ente Auth also works without sync, so there’s that.
I would not suggest using a password manager’s 2FA integration (e.g. Bitwarden, I think Proton Pass has one if you use that?) as it kind of defeats the point of 2FA, since if someone got access to your password manager, they would also get the 2FA codes.
Proton Authenticator. Has both Desktop and Mobile apps. Free. Don't have to sync to Proton.
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Bitwarden Authenticator because Bitwarden seems to have a good reputation. I don't use their password manager, though.
It does seem faintly insecure that it displays all of the codes at once on one page, but I'm having trouble imagining a scenario where it's actually a problem.
Yubikey. I dont want to trust my phone, so I use some separate hardware instead
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