Why YSK: Because if you are like most people, you also store your email’s password in your Bitwarden Vault and not bother remembering it, causing you to potentially get locked out (since you wouldn’t be able to log in to your email to get the verification code, because your email’s password is in the vault itself 👀)
(Imagine leaving your key in your house, lol)
Source: https://bitwarden.com/help/new-device-verification/
Excerpt:
To keep your account safe and secure, in February 2025, Bitwarden will require additional verification for users who do not use two-step login. After entering your Bitwarden master password, you will be prompted to enter a one-time verification code sent to your account email to complete the login process when logging in from a device you have not logged in to previously. For example, if you are logging in to a mobile app or a browser extension that you have used before, you will not receive this prompt.
Good thing I noticed, otherwise I might’ve had a bad time next month 😖
Edit: Updated title to clarify that people who have 2FA are not affected.
So, how do you propose I safeguard the 2FA?
Hardware based ones can easily get damaged, or when there’s a fire, completely destory it. I am not rich enough to have a second home. And I can’t affor any “safe deposit boxes”. I don’t have any trusted friends to keep a backup 2FA key at.
Software based ones are same, if you print out the info. And if you store it online, you’re gonna need to encrypt it. And that is gonna be another password.
So all that trouble and its still 1FA (two different passwords is still 1FA).
So, if you want to be helpful, how do I manage 2FA keys without getting myself locked out?