Ask HN: Went to prison for 18 months, lost access to my GitHub. What can I do?

Re:Ask HN: Went to prison for 18 months, lost access to my G... by jopsen on Thursday October 02, 2025 @03:12PM (#45454053)

Print out 2FA codes and bury them somewhere.

It's not that hard, and you feel like a proper spy doing it ;)

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Re:Ask HN: Went to prison for 18 months, lost access to my G... by vorpalhex on Thursday October 02, 2025 @04:20PM (#45455038)

Please don't depend on this. Paper does not like moisture and soil is full of it.

Use an escrow or custodian (lawyer, bank, etc).

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Re:Ask HN: Went to prison for 18 months, lost access to my G... by DengistKhan on Friday October 03, 2025 @12:23AM (#45458963)

laminate?

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Re:Ask HN: Went to prison for 18 months, lost access to my G... by vorpalhex on Friday October 03, 2025 @08:55AM (#45462411)

Is your laminate rated to be in constant soil contact for however many years you need to hold onto a backup code for?

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Re:Ask HN: Went to prison for 18 months, lost access to my G... by thesmok on Friday October 03, 2025 @07:38AM (#45461711)

Paper inside a plastic bottle will be fine.

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Re:Ask HN: Went to prison for 18 months, lost access to my G... by vorpalhex on Friday October 03, 2025 @08:54AM (#45462404)

Soil is acidic, and soda bottles are meant to keep their seal for a two years, not a decade.

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