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Re:Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F and Google Advanced Protection by andyjohnson0 on Thursday November 15, 2018 @06:32AM (#18458469)
Google allows you to print a set of codes [1] that can be used to access your account if your device is lost. I printed a set and have them stored in a secure place at home. Some people keep them in their wallet/bag/similar.

[1] https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1187538

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Re:Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F and Google Advanced Protection by michaelt on Thursday November 15, 2018 @07:19AM (#18458640)
According to [1]

  Advanced Protection uses a stricter implementation than
  Google has offered in the past: Only those physical 
  keys—along with a password—will unlock your account. If
  you lose them, you can't use a printed out backup code
So, no printed backup codes for Advanced Protection users!
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Re:Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F and Google Advanced Protection by andyjohnson0 on Thursday November 15, 2018 @08:02AM (#18458906)
(Presumably your [1] reference is this: https://www.wired.com/story/google-advanced-protection-locks... )

Good point, although I think the parent comment was about Google's existing 2FA rather than the new advanced protection setting.

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Re:Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F and Google Advanced Protection by arkh on Thursday November 15, 2018 @08:01AM (#18458899)
That's the text making me want a follow-up article.
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Re:Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F and Google Advanced Protection by fyfy18 on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @01:33AM (#18492185)
Yes I have those printed and stored securely, and also my landline set as a backup phone number, but that doesn't really help alleviate my concern of "what happens if I'm abroad and no longer have access to my phone".

I guess keeping the codes with my at all times would work, but doesn't seem like that great an option (paper is easy to lose and easy to destroy). Maybe I should memorize some of them?

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