How to use Authenticator

Your ability to get one-time passwords is not limited to text messages. Kaspersky Password Manager can also generate and save one-time passwords to the vault. You can then use them for services with two-step authentication.

One-time passwords can be added only in the mobile version of Kaspersky Password Manager by scanning a QR code, manually, or by importing entries from Google Authenticator. When using services with two-step authentication, you need to enter the one-time password saved in Kaspersky Password Manager.

After adding a one-time password to the vault, it will be generated on any device where Kaspersky Password Manager is installed and connected to your My Kaspersky account. One-time passwords are generated automatically and never repeated, so you do not need to remember them.

To copy a one-time password:

1. Go to the Passwords tab.
2. Enter your main password and click the Unlock storage button.
3. Go to the Authenticator tab.
4. Select the service name and click the Copy to clipboard () icon.

A one-time password is copied to your device clipboard. Paste the copied one-time password before it expires to complete the sign-in.

Click the menu () icon near the entry to do one of the following actions:

• Edit an entry name and add a commentary
• Move an entry to a folder
• Add or remove an entry from Favorites
• Delete an entry

Before deleting a one-time password, make sure that you have disabled two-factor authentication for the account or set up another way to generate one-time passwords. Otherwise, you may lose access to the account protected by one-time passwords.

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