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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 theoret

by 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.