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Re:1Password Travel Mode: Protect your data when crossing bo... by Jtsummers on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @04:15PM (#14404887)
Someone posted something like this 1-2 years ago here. They used a Yubikey (?) with TOTP to give one-time read-only (?) access to their email while traveling. They posted the project on github, I believe it was a Show HN but I cannot seem to work out the search-fu to find it.

EDIT: Ok, TOTP was wrong in my recollection. They use pregenerated one-time passwords:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12255833

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Re:1Password Travel Mode: Protect your data when crossing bo... by vit05 on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @07:14PM (#14406269)
Yeah, it is a little different if it is pre-generated. And if you face a situation where you need access your email from an unsafe computer, it is probably because you can´t use your smartphone.

So, two steps authentication is not a great option. And from my experience traveling, this kind of situation happens a lot.

Edit: Apparently LastPass has this option: https://helpdesk.lastpass.com/your-lastpass-icon/loggin-in/o...

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