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Google allows you to print a set of codes [1] that can be used to access your account if your device is lost. I printed a set and have them stored in a secure p
by andyjohnson0 8y ago
Google allows you to print a set of codes [1] that can be used to access your account if your device is lost. I printed a set and have them stored in a secure place at home. Some people keep them in their wallet/bag/similar.
[1] https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1187538 https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1187538
- michaelt 8y agoAccording to [1] Advanced Protection uses a stricter implementation than Google has offered in the past: Only those physical keys—along with a password—will unlock your account. If you lose them, you can't use a printed out backup code So, no printed backup codes for Advanced Protection users!
- andyjohnson0 8y ago(Presumably your [1] reference is this: https://www.wired.com/story/google-advanced-protection-locks-down-accounts/ https://www.wired.com/story/google-advanced-protection-locks... ) Good point, although I think the parent comment was about Google's existing 2FA rather than the new advanced protection setting.
- arkh 8y agoThat's the text making me want a follow-up article.
- fyfy18 8y agoYes I have those printed and stored securely, and also my landline set as a backup phone number, but that doesn't really help alleviate my concern of "what happens if I'm abroad and no longer have access to my phone". I guess keeping the codes with my at all times would work, but doesn't seem like that great an option (paper is easy to lose and easy to destroy). Maybe I should memorize some of them?