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Why two-factor authentication is important. (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 9 points 4 months ago (6 children)

2fa got me locked out of google after losing my phone so fu2

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago*

    Do you blame the locksmith if you lose your keys?

    I could take the locks off the door to my house but then I can’t be mad when I get robbed

    Edit: I hope that the lesson learned is about needing to have multiple forms of MFA and a safe location for back up codes, like you would have multiple sets of keys and maybe a key box hidden in a safe place. Not blaming you for not realizing it at the time, it’s not something one would think about until it’s too late. It’s not like we had our parents to teach us about MFA best practices like you might have for house keys

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    You didn't print out or write down the codes they give you for this exact situation? 100% your fault and not 2FA's

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    True but also I wasn't there when other people had to clear out my apartment so I didn't have much of a clue wether or not it would be saved.

    Still know my pw managers pw by heart and have my gmail account pw written down but not that actual code, no.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Google doesn't give you codes. They don't even tell you that they enabled 2FA. If you log in on an android device, they will automatically enable it for 2FA, and for some reason they assume you will have access to this phone until the end of time, even if you haven't turned it on in months. The only way to go around this is to set up 2FA manually.

    Google has locked so many people I know out of their accounts it's ridiculous.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Tell it to my print out of emergency 2FA codes sitting in my documents safe.

    https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1187538

    You can get a new set of 10 backup codes whenever you want. When you create a new set of codes, the old set automatically becomes inactive.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Yeah if you're smart with the computor like me and you then you keep your 2FA backup somewhere. But if you're just a normal person, it doesn't occur to you. Google doesn't even do a very good job reminding you to properly set up 2FA in the first place.

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