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I learned this the hard way when google authenticator failed to restore my keys after a phone upgrade. Now I make sure I copy the data from those QR codes and s

I learned this the hard way when google authenticator failed to restore my keys after a phone upgrade. Now I make sure I copy the data from those QR codes and store them in a GPG encrypted file (I store the data and the QR code itself as utf-8 art in the file).

sowbug 9y ago
The way that first sentence is phrased makes it sound like it was the app's fault.
- __david__ 9y ago
  I blame the app entirely. Not marking the private keys as something to backup is a really really sucky thing to do.