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Camilla Chanler
I set up an OTP field in 1Password, on a website X, using the 'Scan QR code' feature of the 1Password Chrome extension. Everything worked fine. The OTP provided by 1Passoword allows me to log into the website X.
Now, if I try to log into a website Y or Z, for which I haven't set an OTP verification in 1Password but that requires an OTP verification since, for instance, I set it up using a different app (e.g. Google Authenticator), 1Password Chrome extension tries to fill this field with the OTP code provided by 1Password for the website X.
While in 1Password Chrome extension, in the browser, I can see the OTP code for website X but I can also see the OTP codes for website Y and Z that are wrongly the same as the one provided for website X.
Thanks for asking about this, and I'd be happy to help you with this. To get a better understanding of what's going on here, are you able to take a screenshot of each of the three items you mentioned in the 1Password extension? Like this:
thanks for the reply. Sure, below you can find three screenshots. Each screenshot shows what I see in the 1Password Windows app and the 1Password Chrome extension. I took the screenshots within 30 seconds, before the OTP expired.
Website Y is a website for which I haven't created a OTP in 1Password. In this case, 2FA is not active for website X. In this scenario, I cannot see the OTP in 1Password Windows app, as it should be (since I haven't created one), but 1Password Chrome extension shows me the OTP created for Website X.
Website Z is a website for which I haven't created a OTP in 1Password. In this case 2FA is active for website Z and I have a OTP set in Google Authenticator only but not in 1Password. In this scenario, I cannot see OTP in 1Password Windows app, as it should be (since I haven't created one), but 1Password Chrome extension shows me the OTP created for Website X and, since 2FA is active on website Z, tries to fill the 2FA field.
Can you please log into your 1Password account on our website ( ), locate these login entries and see if they show a TOTP there as well? If so, try to click on "Edit" and see if you are able to edit it out. In case there's no TOTP there, it might indicate some caching problem with the extension in your browser.
How to set up an extra login method for your account with an Authenticator extension in Google Chrome. You set up an extra login method to provide additional security for your account and your messages. Use the Authenticator extension in Google Chrome if you cannot or do not want to use a mobile phone to set up an additional login method.
It is important to note that some websites prevent texts from being pasted in the 2FA input fields from an app/extension, or even if they allow it, they will consider the code to be invalid, unless you type it char by char.
The chance of being rejected by our authentication systems reduces gradually as you use the authenticator. Immediately after installation and during first days of usage we do have a larger false reject rate and from time to time we ask you to type a second time (double verification). False rejects happen mostly when you type in a different/uncomfortable position, with random pauses, and at very different speeds.
The latest (2.0.2) version of the extension has not worked on my Chromebook for about 3 weeks. The extension won't load; clicking the extension button just brings up "Loading...". Uninstalling and reinstalling the extension, then re-syncing the passwords, allows it to work just once.
Not for me - same problem, just keeps cycling. Left in annoying situation where I have to use Chrome for my Uni course cause their environment doesn't work on Edge, yet the passwords don't sync to chrome since I have to use Authenticator for uni access... lots of copy/pasting of passwords which is very annoying.
Authenticator is a web browser extension that can be used to generate the 6-digit verification code needed to complete multi-factor authentication (MFA) It is a solution for individuals who don't currently have a cellphone to use with MFA. Follow these steps to set up and configure the extension with your Buffalo State network account.
I am sshing into a remote server using Chrome and the Secure Shell extension. This server asks for a 2FA code and a password on every login. I use the Authenticator extension to copy and paste a 2FA code in. Is there some way to automate this?
Hello, So I have an interesting issue I am working through and have been dealing with for a month or so. When I go to log into a blizzard page such as battle.net or the wow forums the authenticator page comes up, I get the notification on my...
You can install an Extension in Edge, Chrome, or Firefox and use it as an authenticator. Click the image below to view the steps for setting up the Authenticator extension in Chrome, Firefox, or Edge.
Since we need to use the google authenticator to login on WEX platforms, I would like to know if the following extension is approved for us to install in the browser instead of having the app in the phone.
Although I'm not sure whose approval you're trying to seek, IMHO, installing an authenticator on your browser is not a very good security practice. The whole point of having a Two-factor authentication system (or a Multi-factor authentication system) is to enhance security and make it difficult for anyone attempting to intrude into your secure logins. Having your Google authenticator in the browser (essentially in the same machine desktop/laptop/tablet as you usually login to) defeats that very purpose.
To put it more simply, enabling Two-factor authentication system using Google authenticator on your mobile phone would need an intruder access to both your machine and mobile to login whereas if you were to install the browser extension, the intruder can attempt to sneak in with access only to the machine.
The Google Chrome extension is encrypted with discrete password and I've never heard of that security feature being breached. The only security vulnerabilities you will find on subject are from phony browser extensions. Always download from Chrome Store. Many organizations do not have MDM on mobile devices which makes this the more secure, manageable MFA solution in these cases.
As GHacks reports, an extension using both the name and branding of the legitimate Microsoft Authenticator app was discovered the browser add-on marketplace and managed to accrue a three out of five star rating.
Glancing at reviews of the extensions should also have raised alarm, as some of them clearly warned potential users of the danger, whereas other reviews (presumably fake) were brimming with suspicious praise.
The trustworthiness of Google's Chrome Store was again called into question after an extension billing itself as Microsoft Authenticator was published by the software souk without the simplest of checks.
Indeed, it's said the extension tried to phish netizens by redirecting them to a fake login page and asking for account credentials. Some reported the application sucked up high amounts of CPU resources and perhaps mined cryptocurrencies in the background.
Google declined to comment on the record about how this add-on slipped through the net. The extension has now been pulled. Users who installed the Chrome add-on will receive a warning that the software has been disabled at Google's end.
"Microsoft has never had a Chrome extension for Microsoft Authenticator," the Windows giant told The Register. "The company encourages users to report any suspicious extensions to the Chrome Web Store."
Description of the issue:
I downloaded the Authenticator extension* (the icon is shown in the tool bar) but it seems it works only with Firefox, Edge + Chrome. Do you know a solution how to use it with Brave? It is then possible to enter the OTP (one time password) without a cellphone.
Warning: Only download the extension in a Chrome profile window launched by selecting the Google Chrome authentication method in AXIOM Process. The extension must be added to the Chrome profile that is created by the Google Chrome authentication workflow. If you install the AXIOM Cloud Authenticator browser extension in your personal Chrome profile, AXIOM will not be able to connect with the instance and you will not be able to open new windows in your session. If you already installed the extension in your local profile, you must uninstall it. See I already have the extension installed for steps on how to uninstall the extension from your local profile.
Now that using CEF for authentication is no longer supported by Google, examiners can install a Chrome browser extension to input user credentials. The Magnet AXIOM Cloud Authenticator is now available through the Chrome extension store, allowing examiners to authenticate a Google profile in Google Chrome and get access to the available data in the target account.
You must ensure that when you add the extension, you add it to the profile that AXIOM creates when it starts the authentication workflow. If this extension is added to a personal Chrome profile, it will not connect with AXIOM, and it will restrict the personal profile from being able to open tabs.
After you have downloaded the extension, you can authenticate a profile with the extension by opening AXIOM and navigating to the authentication methods for Google when acquiring data. The Magnet AXIOM Cloud Authenticator browser extension appears as an advanced authentication option.
Thanks @bw-admin. Are there any plans to allow the desktop apps to have this and sync everything? I know there is an option with the Chrome extension to right-click, choose Bitwarden, and then copy the verification code. Would be great if the desktop app had the code ability and there was an option to autofill the code (instead of just copying it).
The Authenticator extension for Google Chrome is fairly handy. You likely already have Google Authenticator on your trusted device (iPhone or Android), but with the extension you can pull up your code right in your Chrome browser, and copy/paste into the 6-digit code field for a quicker sign in. Here's how:
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