Bitwarden: shared MFA TOTP codes for Gmail accounts
Tags: security, passwords
Published: 2020-01-06 10:34:38

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title: Bitwarden: shared MFA TOTP codes for Gmail accounts
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date: 2020-01-06 09:15:58 UTC
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![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bitwarden-logo-png.png)When using an MFA for an email account you can face an issue when the same mail account may be used by multiple team members and each of them needs to have the MFA configured.

For example, we have a mailbox _company-admin@google.com_ and I’d like to set up an MFA protection on it with Google Authenticator (see the [Authy: step by step Multi-Factor Authentication configuration for Github and AWS](https://rtfm.co.ua/en/authy-step-by-step-multi-factor-authentication-configuration-for-github-and-aws/)).

But this box is used by other people so I need to have a way to share TOTOP with all of them.

To do this – they all can configure their own Authentificatior application with the same code during an initial MFA configuration in the Google Account. But still, if any of them will leave the company – we will have to re-generate the code and update it on all devices… Not too good, hah?

Another solution to share a TOTP could be using Bitwarden and its TOTP-codes field.

Let’s do it.

### Bitwarden MFA configuration

First, set up an MFA in Gmail as usual – add a phone number, confirm with an SMS code, and go to the Google Authentificator configuration:

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_123152.png "Bitwarden: расшаренный MFA для общих аккаунтов Google")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_123152.png)

Devie no matter here, just press _Next_:

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_123208.png "Bitwarden: расшаренный MFA для общих аккаунтов Google")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_123208.png)

Click on the _Can’t scan it_:

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_123226.png "Bitwarden: расшаренный MFA для общих аккаунтов Google")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_123226.png)

And instead of a QR code – you’ll get it in a simple string:

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_123243.png "Bitwarden: расшаренный MFA для общих аккаунтов Google")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_123243.png)

Add it to the Bitwarden into the _Authenticator Key (TOTP)_ field:

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_123343.png "Bitwarden: расшаренный MFA для общих аккаунтов Google")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_123343.png)

Save, get the code, go back and confirm it in the Google:

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_123642.png "Bitwarden: расшаренный MFA для общих аккаунтов Google")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_123642.png)

Save it:

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_123712.png "Bitwarden: расшаренный MFA для общих аккаунтов Google")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_123712.png)

And now your team can use Bitwarden as any similar MFA-tools – just copy the code from there:

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_131646.png "Bitwarden: расшаренный MFA для общих аккаунтов Google")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_20191203_131646.png)

Done.

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