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What sites does everyone have two step verification on? I'm trying to figure out where I need to setup two step verification that also accounts for a phone bein

What sites does everyone have two step verification on? I'm trying to figure out where I need to setup two step verification that also accounts for a phone being stolen/lost. Between gmail, dropbox (1password is synced here), and apple, I'm not sure where I should be enabling it. It seems like everywhere but gmail and apple is probably the right move...

evan_ 10y ago
Enable it everywhere you can, and just write down & guard the backup keys. Also, I don't use it, but 1password can store and backup 2FA keys so you can theoretically recover from a lost phone that way, depending on how you store the 1password vault. Not a replacement for backup keys necessarily.
- maherbeg 10y ago
  Generally agree here, but I'm thinking about real scenarios in which I may never be able to recover anything. One scenario is traveling abroad and having my phone stolen/lost.
  - jamesgeck0 10y ago
    For an iPhone, a full backup via iTunes will include the authenticator app data, won't it? And you'll be printing out emergency passwords when you set up two-factor either way.
    - maherbeg 10y ago
      It doesn't look like this works with the google authenticator app when restoring to a different device. For emergency passwords, does that mean you're keeping a printed out copy with you when you travel?
      - evan_ 10y ago
        yes.
dmd 10y ago
Me: Google Github Dropbox Dreamhost Amazon (store) Amazon (AWS) Microsoft RamNode Twitter Apple Facebook Why wouldn't you enable it on Google and Apple? Those seem like the most important. You print out the backup codes and keep them safe.
- maherbeg 10y ago
  I definitely want to enable it on the most important accounts, but I worry about the scenario where I lose my phone/wallet when traveling abroad.