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Significant issue with 2fa

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  • P privsec

    @privsec So I disabled system Ctl and installed ntp, but it still showing wrong, any pointers?

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    @privsec does https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-sync-time-on-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa-linux help?

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    • fbartelsF fbartels

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-based_One-Time_Password

      Its in the name 😄

      But to be honest more services should fail because of time drifts between client and servers. That they dont fail just means that the applications are creating sessions with too long lifetimes.

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      @fbartels So I may be lied to about the whereabouts of my server hosting, and ill have to discuss that, as I just ran through this https://www.edmundofuentes.com/blog/2018/11/19/enable-ntp-ubuntu-18-04/

       ntpd: time slew +0.010236 s
      
      

      So my server does not actually seem to be the cause of the problem here

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        @fbartels So I may be lied to about the whereabouts of my server hosting, and ill have to discuss that, as I just ran through this https://www.edmundofuentes.com/blog/2018/11/19/enable-ntp-ubuntu-18-04/

         ntpd: time slew +0.010236 s
        
        

        So my server does not actually seem to be the cause of the problem here

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        @privsec This would mean that the UTC time is correct on the server.

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          @privsec This would mean that the UTC time is correct on the server.

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          I guess, what do I do now?

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          • P privsec

            I guess, what do I do now?

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            I have submitted a help desk ticket, I am at a loss here. I dont know whats wrong with this.

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              I have submitted a help desk ticket, I am at a loss here. I dont know whats wrong with this.

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              @privsec could it be that systemd nowadays slowly adjusts the leak to prevent time jumps?

              So is the drive time drift reducing?

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                @privsec could it be that systemd nowadays slowly adjusts the leak to prevent time jumps?

                So is the drive time drift reducing?

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                @fbartels Is the drive reducing?

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                • P privsec

                  @fbartels Is the drive reducing?

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                  @privsec It is currently at

                  Sat Apr  3 21:01:32 UTC 2021
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                    @privsec It is currently at

                    Sat Apr  3 21:01:32 UTC 2021
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                    @privsec having the server in UTC is correct. For things like backups and update schedules, you can set the timezone via the dashboard, but this would not affect the server's time setting as reported by timedatectl From you thread so far, I lost track if you have an issue with the time being off by that much or not? TOTP mostly has some 1minute timeframe, so the time drift would be quite big.

                    Besides that, the root cause could also be that the bitwarden app as such is running on the wrong timezone? You could try to get the time the app sees when using the webterminal into the app from the Cloudron dashboard.

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                      You can disable 2FA for a user using the instructions here - https://docs.cloudron.io/user-management/#disable-2fa .

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                      • nebulonN nebulon

                        @privsec having the server in UTC is correct. For things like backups and update schedules, you can set the timezone via the dashboard, but this would not affect the server's time setting as reported by timedatectl From you thread so far, I lost track if you have an issue with the time being off by that much or not? TOTP mostly has some 1minute timeframe, so the time drift would be quite big.

                        Besides that, the root cause could also be that the bitwarden app as such is running on the wrong timezone? You could try to get the time the app sees when using the webterminal into the app from the Cloudron dashboard.

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                        @nebulon
                        At 1:58pm EST, the Bitwarden app sees the date as 003f980e-a62f-483d-87b1-398c4d2dc599-image.png
                        Which according to http://www.timebie.com/timezone/universalgermany.php
                        Is almost 8pm In Germany, and according to
                        https://time.is/Germany
                        This is accurate
                        73cb3ffd-6fac-4fa5-9dda-70b4b5bb8543-image.png

                        I use 2fa within bitwarden for apps and services such as github and social media and streaming services.

                        I need the 2fa functionality to work.

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                        • girishG girish

                          You can disable 2FA for a user using the instructions here - https://docs.cloudron.io/user-management/#disable-2fa .

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                          @girish and @nebulon

                          Well..I don't know what occurred...

                          Now its working. I just tried removing and re adding a 2fa code again and now it is working. I really am speechless about this.

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                            @girish and @nebulon

                            Well..I don't know what occurred...

                            Now its working. I just tried removing and re adding a 2fa code again and now it is working. I really am speechless about this.

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                            @privsec That is what I personally call computer vodoo 🙂

                            Pronouns: he/him | Primary language: German

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