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You don't actually have to use it on every login. There's an option to remember a computer for 30 days. I have this option ticked in a single browser on my main

• barrkel 15y ago
  30 days, divided by the number of computers you log in on. In my case that could be as much as 7 machines, so I'd expect to need to log in every 4 days or so. Definitely more hassle than desired.
• ern 15y ago
  If you use more than one browser per machine, you need to reauthenticate for each one, which multiplies the inconvenience. Also the need to generate passwords for apps that don't use 2 factor authentication (IMAP, IM clients). Although, I still think it's worth the added effort.
  • rufibarbatus 15y ago
    If you feel your machine is well-secured and your passwords are properly encrypted, you might want to set up a device-specific password for yout machine, with limited access somewhat as suggested in the top post. Then you'll only need two factors to access your account settings. The downside, like I pointed out in another comment [1], is that even with (hypothetical) read-only access to your email account, a malicious party could arguably steal your accounts elsewhere on the net — that being the main reason why you'd want to have 2-factor authentication whenever possible. But the trading the 2-factor auth for Google's disposable, device-specific passwords is not at all unreasonable. [1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2699867 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2699867