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I went on holiday for a month and this was within the first week. I only had codes handy for Google itself @olezhka
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olezhka25777y@marens101 yeah, I get now. I lost my github account due to 2fa too at some point... Condolences!!
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lithiex4587yStore the recovery code and secrets. It is indeed shitty to lose it, but normally you are able to recover it.
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Fradow9167yYour phone should be part of your backup strategy too. The infos on it are too valuable to not be.
Be safe, use the 3-2-1 backup strategy. -
Try Authy. It does sync between devices so there is an element of exposure to the world but you can secure it with a password.
When you install on a new device or on a reformatted device, it syncs all your 2FA profiles. -
@lithiex I store them on an encrypted hard drive at home, but I couldn't get to that on holiday.
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