# Possible to have TOTP before password?

**URL:** <https://onlykey.discourse.group/t/possible-to-have-totp-before-password/1126>\
**Category:** Two Factor Authentication\
**Created:** [August 2, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://onlykey.discourse.group/t/possible-to-have-totp-before-password/1126 "2023-08-02T07:28:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![mesonray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@mesonray](https://onlykey.discourse.group/u/mesonray)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://onlykey.discourse.group/t/possible-to-have-totp-before-password/1126/1 "2023-08-02T07:28:08Z")

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Quite a few websites now require TOTP _before_ password. I suppose the only way to do this right now with OnlyKey requires use of multiple slots, which is far from optimal.

Is there any better way?

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**Author:** ![Mango\_Mungo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/onlykey.discourse.group/mango_mungo/32/26_2.png) [@Mango\_Mungo](https://onlykey.discourse.group/u/Mango_Mungo)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://onlykey.discourse.group/t/possible-to-have-totp-before-password/1126/2 "2023-09-19T22:55:20Z")

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> [@mesonray](#):
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> TOTP

Then try to write everything down together:  
TOTP Secret + Tab (\t) or Return (\r) + password