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I keep all the backup codes in my wallet, next to the $5000 in small bills. /s My backup codes are filed in an expando-file. There are far too many to cram int
by NoZebra120vClip 4y ago
I keep all the backup codes in my wallet, next to the $5000 in small bills.
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My backup codes are filed in an expando-file. There are far too many to cram into a wallet. Also, if I'm carrying them around with me when I don't need them, my risk/threat model now includes loss and theft of wallet. That's ridiculous and unnecessary.
- jacobsenscott 4y agoWhy would you label your backup codes as to what they go to? Of course that's silly. But if someone does get your wallet they still need to know the website they are for as well as your login and password. It is low risk. Or just ignore the backup codes altogether. We mostly have "fake 2fa" - where you can reset your 2fa auth if you lose your device because otherwise customer support would be impossible. Almost every service allows this.
- NoZebra120vClip 4y agoI don't understand this. Many backup code lists do print with very limited or no information on the account they match. But what is the need for this cloak and dagger? A backup code is only one piece of the puzzle and can easily be stored securely, "secreted away" if you will. If I don't label my backup codes with account information, how do I know which code to enter when recovering an account? Trial and error across 20-30 scraps of paper?
- Tangurena2 4y agoWhen I was younger, I was run over by a car. The stuff I had been carrying was left at the scene and later blown away (or picked up by a street sweeper). Back then, textbooks cost less than rent payments. But I did have to do that homework all over again.