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Printed/saved backup codes are still an option. Can also attach multiple 2FA tokens to one account. That's what Google and many others provide. Their customers
by neartheplain 6y ago
Printed/saved backup codes are still an option. Can also attach multiple 2FA tokens to one account. That's what Google and many others provide. Their customers seem satisfied.
- zaphirplane 6y agoI disabled some 2fa cause I once replaced my phone without following some script to copy across the 2fa app Luckily I was still signed in on a computer
- freebuju 6y ago> Printed/saved backup codes are still an option Vast majority of users don't bother with such complexities. SMS is the easiest minimum entry barrier to 2FA. It is better than having just passwords.
- jfrunyon 6y ago> It is better than having just passwords. That is false. Many incidents have been widely reported where huge names, who certainly could afford even a $50 hardware token to protect their reputation/brand, were 'hacked' because they thought SMS 2FA protected them - and it didn't. Even with services which do also offer TOTP or U2F etc.
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- emit_time 6y agoIt is better. It’s just not perfect.
- decrypt 6y ago>Can also attach multiple 2FA tokens to one account This is new to me. Most websites that I have seen offer only one 2FA token, but it could be scanned on any number of TOTP apps.