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Re:FTC fines Twitter $150M for using 2FA phone numbers for a... by skybrian on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @06:34PM (#31511639)
You probably want both, as well as printing out some backup codes, to avoid the risk of getting locked out when something breaks.
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Re:FTC fines Twitter $150M for using 2FA phone numbers for a... by sedatk on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @06:37PM (#31511693)
Unlike FIDO/U2F, TOTP is susceptible to phishing. Getting locked out a serious problem and should be addressed with printed recovery codes probably.
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Re:FTC fines Twitter $150M for using 2FA phone numbers for a... by ClumsyPilot on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @09:27PM (#31513150)
My passwors manager has close to 200 records, thats a lot of peinted codes, id need a filing cabinet.

What I ia m in a different country, visiting damily, and the ubikey is lost - am i locked out of everything?

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