Comment by terminalbraid 1 month ago Email and SMS are not reasonable and both have an extraordinary number of flaws. 6 comments terminalbraid Reply jmbwell 1 month ago So use the recovery codes. Or scan the QR code and auth from another deviceI’d buy that there are too many different confusing ways to recover from this situation, but not that it’s impossible Barbing 1 month ago >use the recovery codes.Fun fact: Google can decide to reject these. Lose access to the original device, try to rely on recovery codes to login with known current password on family member’s device… nope! hobo123 1 month ago Wait, so I set up 2FA, printed the codes, but now if I ever lose my phone or it's stolen I'm screwed? 2 replies → iso1631 1 month ago Sure, yet in the real world those are the acceptable means if you want your customer to continue to pay you when they've lost their phone.
jmbwell 1 month ago So use the recovery codes. Or scan the QR code and auth from another deviceI’d buy that there are too many different confusing ways to recover from this situation, but not that it’s impossible Barbing 1 month ago >use the recovery codes.Fun fact: Google can decide to reject these. Lose access to the original device, try to rely on recovery codes to login with known current password on family member’s device… nope! hobo123 1 month ago Wait, so I set up 2FA, printed the codes, but now if I ever lose my phone or it's stolen I'm screwed? 2 replies →
Barbing 1 month ago >use the recovery codes.Fun fact: Google can decide to reject these. Lose access to the original device, try to rely on recovery codes to login with known current password on family member’s device… nope! hobo123 1 month ago Wait, so I set up 2FA, printed the codes, but now if I ever lose my phone or it's stolen I'm screwed? 2 replies →
hobo123 1 month ago Wait, so I set up 2FA, printed the codes, but now if I ever lose my phone or it's stolen I'm screwed? 2 replies →
iso1631 1 month ago Sure, yet in the real world those are the acceptable means if you want your customer to continue to pay you when they've lost their phone.
So use the recovery codes. Or scan the QR code and auth from another device
I’d buy that there are too many different confusing ways to recover from this situation, but not that it’s impossible
>use the recovery codes.
Fun fact: Google can decide to reject these. Lose access to the original device, try to rely on recovery codes to login with known current password on family member’s device… nope!
Wait, so I set up 2FA, printed the codes, but now if I ever lose my phone or it's stolen I'm screwed?
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Sure, yet in the real world those are the acceptable means if you want your customer to continue to pay you when they've lost their phone.