Post 9wWE3ruNEszqlY45om by mDuo13@icosahedron.website
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 (DIR) Post #9wWE3rDpn2y8dcA7Vo by mogwai_poet@mastodon.social
       2020-06-26T21:04:26Z
       
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       Okay, so, how do I back up my Google Authenticator 2FA data? Is there just like a file I can copy? Because last time my phone died, getting back into those accounts was a huge hassle.
       
 (DIR) Post #9wWE3rSitgsXNn80ie by mogwai_poet@mastodon.social
       2020-06-26T21:42:27Z
       
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       Elsewhere people have suggested a few apps such as Authy that will back up your 2FA tokens to the app's servers, but IMO that feels much less safe than *either* backing them up myself or not at all.Another person suggested just saving a copy of the QR code used to generate the 2FA token, which is the best idea I've heard so far.
       
 (DIR) Post #9wWE3ruNEszqlY45om by mDuo13@icosahedron.website
       2020-06-27T20:02:36Z
       
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       @mogwai_poet My approach, which won't work for almost anyone else, has been to separately add each new 2FA code to both my phone and my smart watch as I get it. It's awkward to do, so yeah, I'll be interested if there's something better. Paper backups of the QR codes sounds like halfway there.