Yubikey in a safe deposit box is about as good as we can get, at least for the services that allow it.
- Use Bitwarden or similar
- Set BW to recognize the Yubikey as one (of several, incl. TOTP ('Authenticator') code) second factor.
- On all other sites and services, generate passkeys (which are essentially virtual yubikeys) and save them in BW.
- In BW, save the password and TOTP. BW itself, on another device (or in a separate incarnation - e.g. the desktop app when authenticating the browser extension) is now your everyday means of authenticating to BW.
- BW-stored passkey is now your standard means of authentication for e.g. GitHub, Google, etc
- Put the yubikey in a safety deposit box
- Bravo, you have a very professional trust system
"In BW, save the password and TOTP. BW itself, on another device (or in a separate incarnation - e.g. the desktop app when authenticating the browser extension) is now your everyday means of authenticating to BW."
Can you rephrase it and be specific which passwords and TOTP you mean?
So, let's say you're sitting down in front of a fresh install of Bitwarden. You can go to your phone in your pocket and get the password and TOTP and then set Bitwarden to not require a password for 30 days.
Similarly, let's say you've installed the desktop app for Bitwarden but not yet the browser extension. You can look up the BW password and TOTP in the desktop app and use that to authenticate the browser extension. Or vice versa! T