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SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

No, they’re both ostensibly open source and standalone. I’m an avid Bitwarden Free user, but Aegis has been my go-to for a long time.

If it’s a standalone completely offline app, like Aegis, I’m at a loss to what they could offer that is any different than what Aegis already offers.

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cyrus@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
If you look at the roadmap they have in the blogpost, they are apparently planning tighter integration with the existing bitwarden suite

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- SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  …but wouldn’t that undermine the fact that it’s standalone and offline?
  
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  - cyrus@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    The idea is that it can then work both says, like ente.io/auth does
    
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  - Evotech@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Sand the fact that it’s a 2fa. A thicker integration with bitwarden would make it like a 1.5fa
    
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  - laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I don’t see why it would if it’s optional
    
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- sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  How so? They already have TOTP built-in to the app if you pay for premium, so this is just a free competitor to their own offering.
  
  I’m guessing they’re trying to make it a “gateway” to getting people on Bitwarden. Start with the TOTP app, then use the password manager, then pay for premium. Or something like that.
  
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fluckx@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
2FA push is on the roadmap. Does aegis have that? Or am I just too dense to realise it does?

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- SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I mean, Aegis is 2FA? That’s literally all it is? It generates One Time Pad codes for various sites and apps that support authentication apps.
  
  So, I’m not sure what you mean?
  
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  - laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I’m not positive but I’m assuming they’re referring to a kind of MFA where the authenticating service pushes to the client you possess rather than relying on a temporal cryptographic key. I’ve got a few services which work that way
    
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    fluckx@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    That’s indeed what I meant. Similar to how OKTA, battle.net, or the Microsoft authenticator works( in corporate environments).
    
    You receive a push notification which asks if you’re trying to log in and approve it, followed by a fingerprint or a pin code to confirm, rather than having to type in the code generated by your app
    
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