We take the security of 2FA Authenticator seriously. Because this extension stores TOTP secrets, any vulnerability has direct impact on user account security across third-party services. We appreciate responsible disclosure and will work with researchers in good faith.
Please do not report security issues through public GitHub issues, the Chrome Web Store reviews, or social media.
Instead, email security@authenticator.sh with:
- A description of the issue
- Steps to reproduce (PoC if possible)
- The version of the extension affected
- Your name / handle if you would like public credit
You will receive an acknowledgment within 72 hours. We aim to provide an initial assessment within 7 days and a fix or mitigation timeline within 14 days, depending on severity.
If you do not receive a response within 72 hours, please follow up — your message may have been filtered.
In scope:
- The browser extension code (manifest, popup, service worker, utilities)
- Build and release pipeline of the extension
- Storage and handling of TOTP secrets, account metadata, and backups
- Cryptographic implementation choices
- Third-party dependency vulnerabilities affecting the extension
Out of scope:
- Issues in third-party services that the extension generates codes for
- Vulnerabilities in Chrome itself or the underlying OS
- Social engineering of extension users
- Physical access attacks
- Denial of service
Only the latest published version of the extension on the Chrome Web Store receives security fixes. We strongly recommend keeping the extension up to date.
- We follow coordinated disclosure. Please give us a reasonable window (typically 90 days, or sooner if a fix ships) before public disclosure.
- We will credit reporters in release notes unless you prefer to remain anonymous.
- We do not currently offer a paid bug bounty, but we deeply appreciate good-faith research.
We will not pursue legal action against researchers who:
- Make a good-faith effort to comply with this policy
- Avoid privacy violations, data destruction, and service disruption
- Do not access or modify data beyond what is necessary to demonstrate the issue
- Do not exploit the vulnerability beyond confirming its existence
- Report the issue promptly and do not disclose it publicly before coordination
The extension is open source. To verify that a published Chrome Web Store build matches the source code, see the build instructions in README.md.
- Security: security@authenticator.sh
- General: https://authenticator.sh