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Re:You're doing two-factor authentication wrong by bombolo on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @06:38AM (#36416816)
Consider this scenario: i drop my phone in the water.

Now what? I have to create a new life.

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Re:You're doing two-factor authentication wrong by cuu508 on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @06:44AM (#36416846)
Sometimes a fresh start is a good thing :-)

Alternatively, you get a new phone, install a TOTP app and scan or import your TOTP seed backups.

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Re:You're doing two-factor authentication wrong by bombolo on Thursday June 22, 2023 @09:45AM (#36432081)
> Alternatively, you get a new phone, install a TOTP app and scan or import your TOTP seed backups.

What seed backups?

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Re:You're doing two-factor authentication wrong by Encrypt-Keeper on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @02:35PM (#36422470)
You buy a new phone and continue using your TOTP app / password manager and continue with your life.
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Re:You're doing two-factor authentication wrong by bombolo on Thursday June 22, 2023 @09:46AM (#36432095)
Even if my totp app had cloud sync (the default android one doesn't), my cloud requires totp, so I can't use that account.
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