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zamadatixtoday at 4:01 PM2 repliesview on HN

Before MFA was mandated on every service this was an easy problem to solve. Now when you lose your phone while out and about you lose your ability to log in to even Dave's Speed Cow Milker's Enthusiast Forum unless you're at home with another computer already logged in to various things.


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waterprooftoday at 7:21 PM

The QR code that you use to transfer TOTP secrets to a new phone, is static. It never changes (unless you add a new service) and it requires no verification.

Do with that information what you will.

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petesergeanttoday at 4:43 PM

Learning my 1Password recovery key took quite a while, but should allow me to do a cold reboot of my digital life.

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