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You can buy a couple of Yubikeys, and use one as backup. Probably feasible for most users of HN, but prohibitively expensive for millions around the world. Usi
by WhyNotHugo 4y ago
You can buy a couple of Yubikeys, and use one as backup.
Probably feasible for most users of HN, but prohibitively expensive for millions around the world. Using a phone for 2FA is not great:
1. You can lose it.
2. If you're backing up 2FA to the cloud, then it's not 2FA any more.
3. If you use a password manager on your phone, then both factors are the same, it's not really 2FA.
- mattacular 4y agoIf you backup 2FA to the cloud (eg. authy) how does that not count as a second factor still even if security is diminished for other reasons?
- kayodelycaon 4y agoThis does not solve the problem of losing or breaking the device containing the key. And it significantly degrades the user experience by requiring you have both devices available when you create an account to have any kind of backup.