Two factor authentication

It would be good to add this to web or app log-in.
  • This is planned for the near future.
  • Is there any further news?
  • If implemented, please make this optional. My database doesn't contain personal information nor secret stuff.
  • Looking forward to this feature. Thank you!
  • Any update?
  • Two-factor authentication for Zotero accounts would help keep accounts secure. I too would like to know when two-factor authentication will be available.
  • +1 on this topic.
  • I saw API access from an unknown location. 2FA is important to be implemented!
  • MFA doesn't protect you against exposed API keys, though. API calls are never subject to additional authentication
  • Is this feature in the roadmap? ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
  • Yes.
  • Can't wait for it :)
    thanks for the reply and the hard work!
  • If implemented, please make this optional. My database doesn't contain personal information nor secret stuff.
    +1
  • fcheslack Zotero Team
    You can try enabling this now by going to
    https://www.zotero.org/settings/security?usemultifactor=1

    It would be great if people tried out different hardware or software security keys, since there is a limit to the variety we can test ourselves.

    I would recommend having an additional method other than a security key for the moment though, so you don't get stuck if there are still be some issues to work out with some of them.
  • @fcheslack, it seems both the iPhone and iOS apps are not requiring the 2nd factor yet. Is this expected at this early moment after the announcement? (all running the latest stable versions)

    In the browser login it worked as expected with a passkey. :)
  • fcheslack Zotero Team
    Yes, that's expected and part of why you have to go out of your way to find it and turn it on.

    There are versions in testing for all clients that switch to a web based login that will all be the same as you see for the website.
  • Great! I can confirm the authentication code worked as well.
  • Set up TOTP and passkey and both seem to work as expected, thanks for this update hugely improving account security.
  • edited 7 minutes ago
    Thanks for adding 2FA!! I added both passkeys and an OTP. For passkeys, I have Bitwarden and a Yubikey 5.

    What I noticed is that when I log in with any passkey, I don't appear logged in on the forums, but I am logged in on the library and other pages. I can try to log in again, but it still shows as signed out on the forums. If I use the OTP as 2FA, it seems to work for everything, including the forums.
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