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Re:Recent 'MFA Bombing' Attacks Targeting Apple Users by Klathmon on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @09:03AM (#39838511)
Personally, I encrypt my backup/recovery/setup keys in a CSV file using a password that I have memorized, and send them to family members to store in their accounts/cloud storage.

But safety deposit boxes are a good choice too, just be careful to balance your own convenience. If you can't easily update your backups, you're really unlikely to include new accounts in them

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Re:Recent 'MFA Bombing' Attacks Targeting Apple Users by tacocataco on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @11:38AM (#39840671)
What happens if you suffer a TBI and can't remember the password?

I guess you'd have bigger problems at that point.

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Re:Recent 'MFA Bombing' Attacks Targeting Apple Users by tshaddox on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @12:57PM (#39841633)
Perhaps an estate lawyer could be trusted with the information in case you become incapacitated or dead.
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Re:Recent 'MFA Bombing' Attacks Targeting Apple Users by fennecbutt on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @10:43AM (#39839882)
Doesn't that just mean that Apple's X character key is protected only by a password presumably of lesser length?

I suppose a phrase works too, and easy to remember.

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Re:Recent 'MFA Bombing' Attacks Targeting Apple Users by thfuran on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @09:45AM (#39839016)
That also means you can't easily update passwords.
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Re:Recent 'MFA Bombing' Attacks Targeting Apple Users by danieldk on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @10:30AM (#39839655)
You could put your passwords in 1Password or iCloud Keychain, so you only need to back up those credentials.
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