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> Why do you need more than a single phone plus a hardcopy of your Google recovery codes Because, as I can tell from a similar experience to GP's, they also wo
by gwerbret 2y ago
> Why do you need more than a single phone plus a hardcopy of your Google recovery codes
Because, as I can tell from a similar experience to GP's, they also won't save you if the authentication infrastructure decides you're not who you say you are.
- fauigerzigerk 2y agoIf I lost my phone, I would still have access to three different recovery methods: - I have my recovery codes - I have access to my recovery email address - I have access to a TOTP token I would hope this is sufficient to persuade Google's authentication infrastructure to let me in.
- shanemhansen 2y agoAs I learned in Google SRE: "hope is not a strategy"
- fauigerzigerk 2y agoHope is part of every strategy that doesn't have infinite cost.