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Problem: with 2FA, lost phone = lost access to your email and rest of digital life, when on a trip (I’ll assume no one travels with their recovery keys).
by harperlee 2y ago
Problem: with 2FA, lost phone = lost access to your email and rest of digital life, when on a trip (I’ll assume no one travels with their recovery keys).
- ghaff 2y agoI actually do have my Gmail recovery keys with my passport though I haven't tested in a while. But from reading other comments, I guess I'm pretty paranoid and maybe more prepared for a situation where I don't have a working phone. But, if you use a password manager for Google, not sure if that does you any good. Honestly, regaining access to your various accounts if you need to get a new phone--perhaps especially internationally--may be pretty hard. I do sometimes travel with an older spare phone but it's getting out of support.
- jorvi 2y ago1Password handles this problem pretty elegantly because of their secret key system. You can just print out your secret key and stuff it in your suitcase / backpack. Its useless for a thief unless they know your password too. You could set an emergency / recovery contact too, but I don't know how the recovery flow would go. Also, an eSIM will vastly complicate your bootstrapping.
- ghaff 2y agoAnd an eSIM is all my current phone has. Not sure how much confidence I would put in getting back up and running in an international trip with 2FA vs. having paper copies of important info.
- jonasdegendt 2y agoYubikeys with a passkey for every major service. One on the keychain, a nano one permanently in the laptop. This lets you access anything with the key and a password.