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If you use an authenticator app on your phone for 2FA codes make sure you have backup codes for all your accounts.

• graderjs 4y ago
  this is a good reminder as well, but just wondering is this specifically related to some risk of getting a laptop repaired?
  • alimbada 4y ago
    Not a risk for laptops. I just wanted to chime in since phones are commonly used for 2FA. Apple completely replaced one of my older phones when I took it in for a battery replacement because a previous "unapproved" third party battery replacement had been made. I assumed a restore from iCloud backup would restore the 2FA app settings but that wasn't the case (I think Google Authenticator has actually implemented exports now though). There were a few accounts that I didn't have backup codes for but luckily I was able to reset the 2FA for those accounts using my identity since I had been through KYC for those accounts when I set them up.