Comment by jrmg
4 years ago
This is why I’m something of a two factor authentication Luddite. I (think) I understand the benefits - but the fact that every factor is an additional single point of failure freaks me out.
4 years ago
This is why I’m something of a two factor authentication Luddite. I (think) I understand the benefits - but the fact that every factor is an additional single point of failure freaks me out.
TOTP keys, backed up physically (as in, written down and stored somewhere safe), are probably a good way to balance the failure mode with the security.
Many (most?) things demanding my phone number as a ‘second factor’ don’t give that option, unfortunately.
You have to backup to 2FA keys. That's a must.