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It's not called two factor authentication. Two factor authentication is when you have two factors for authentication. This is just one..



something you have (phone) & something you know (password)


I only “know” the code it gave me for what, a few seconds? If at all... macOS now automatically copies them from texts and 1PW automatically copies TOTPs for relevant logins to the pasteboard. I think the “know” part is something _you_ create/control and use over many instances.




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