2 factor authentication and Firefox

prime
prime
Community Member

I thought I would give you all a heads up since 1Password X was just released for Firefox. Firefox now has 2 step authentication for your Firefox account.

https://blog.mozilla.org/services/2018/05/22/two-step-authentication-in-firefox-accounts/


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  • AGAlumB
    AGAlumB
    1Password Alumni

    Oh nice! Thank you! I've only recently started actually using my Mozilla account since I've been using 1Password X there. Very cool. :chuffed:

  • wkleem
    wkleem
    Community Member

    I have been avoiding accounts syncing. It may be time to reconsider. Does anyone know if Chrome does the same with 2FA and account syncing? My Chrome accounts are a mixture of 2FA on and off. I have never used Mozilla for accounts.

  • @wkleem

    I haven’t set it up in a while but I’m pretty sure since Chrome uses Google accounts for syncing... if you have 2FA enabled for your Google account it’ll be required to set up Chrome syncing.

    Ben

  • prime
    prime
    Community Member

    @brenty

    Oh nice! Thank you! I've only recently started actually using my Mozilla account since I've been using 1Password X there. Very cool. :chuffed:

    Me too and even have it on iOS now too. I’m not happy how new book marks are saved on the iOS version, but it’s still nice.

    @wkleem

    I have been avoiding accounts syncing. It may be time to reconsider. Does anyone know if Chrome does the same with 2FA and account syncing? My Chrome accounts are a mixture of 2FA on and off. I have never used Mozilla for accounts.

    Why have you been avoiding syncing? I just like having the same bookmarks across all of my devices.

  • wkleem
    wkleem
    Community Member
    edited May 2018

    @prime, I had read somewhere that the sync tools provided by Google and Mozilla were for convenience than for security. I think was in 2013.

    Perhaps this is unrelated but it did not inspire confidence:
    https://bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/firefox-master-password-system-has-been-poorly-secured-for-the-past-9-years/

    Old article:

    https://east-tec.com/blog/think-before-you-sync/

  • prime
    prime
    Community Member
    edited May 2018

    @wkleem

    I don’t use the master password part, and use this just to sync bookmarks. I use only 1Password for syncing my password, and why I am so happy that 1Password X is works for Firefox. I’ve read a few times that browser password systems are junk.

    Here is one article showing how they are junk:
    https://www.wired.com/2016/08/browser-password-manager-probably-isnt-enough/

    I just read about this issue not to long ago:
    https://blog.hackersonlineclub.com/2018/05/new-malware-designs-to-grab-data-from.html

    So I just sync bookmarks, and leave the password stuff to 1Password.

  • AGAlumB
    AGAlumB
    1Password Alumni

    Yeah that makes sense. I guess I would just never store anything sensitive as a bookmark, only public sites for convenience. For anything I want to keep secure and private, it's 1Password. :)

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