Authenticator · inside Starkive Vault
Your 2FA codes.
In your vault.
Keep two-factor codes next to the passwords they protect. They’re generated on your machine and sealed in the same vault, so signing in happens in one place instead of two apps.
- Standard TOTP
- Sealed in the vault
- Works offline
Part of Starkive Vault, in Starkive Studio’s one-time $1.99 unlock. Mac and Windows.
On Mac
Add a code
Set up 2FA in under a minute.
Turn on two-factor at the site
Choose an authenticator app as the method. The site shows a QR code and, usually behind “can’t scan?”, a setup key.
Copy the setup key or link
Either the text key (it looks like JBSW Y3DP…) or an otpauth:// link works.
Paste it into the login’s entry
Open the login in Starkive Vault, paste into the two-factor field and save.
Type the live code to finish
The six-digit code starts ticking right away. Enter it at the site to confirm, and you’re set.
Why the vault
One place. Properly locked.
Standard TOTP
The same time-based codes as any authenticator app, so it works with the sites you already use.
Sealed like your passwords
Two-factor secrets are stored inside the vault, encrypted with AES-256 under a key from your master password.
Next to the login
The password and its code sit in the same entry, so there's no hunting through a second app.
Made on your machine
Codes come from your device's clock and the secret you stored. Nothing is fetched from anywhere.
The trade-off
Convenient, and honest about it.
Both factors in one vault
Keeping a code beside its password is convenient, and it puts both factors in one place. Your vault is strongly encrypted, so someone would need your vault and your master password. For the few accounts that would hurt most to lose, like your main email or your bank, you may prefer a separate authenticator or a hardware key.
Questions
Good to know.
Which sites does it work with?
Any site that offers an authenticator app for two-factor sign-in. Those use the TOTP standard, which is what Starkive generates. Codes sent by text message or push notifications are a different thing and don't go here.
Can I scan the QR code?
Not with a camera. When a site shows a QR code, it almost always offers a setup key or link too, often behind a line like “can't scan?”. Copy that and paste it into the entry.
Is the authenticator free?
It lives inside Starkive Vault, and storing entries in the Vault is part of Starkive Studio's one-time $1.99 unlock. Never a subscription.
What if I lose my computer?
Your codes are in your vault, so they come back with it. Turn on Vault backup and restore on your new machine with your master password. Keep the recovery codes each site gives you somewhere safe as well.
Sign in from one place.
The authenticator comes with Starkive Vault in Starkive Studio on Mac and Windows.