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Ask HN: About to intentionally hose my MFA, suggestions?

Greetings HN, Murphy is busy tonight. Sitting at IAD with a cancelled flight, and my Pixel XL has concomitantly decided to start exhibiting the following lock screen loop: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/12740836?msgid=12750715 I have a number of TOTP MFA that will be toast if I reset the phone from recovery. I don't have backup codes for all of the TOTP, and even if I did, they wouldn't be on the work laptop I am typing this from. Any suggestions for now, or next time?

cloudking 7y ago
Not sure for now, but for next time SMS as secondary fallback.
- phasetransition 7y ago
  Can't read SMS on this phone at the moment, due to the lock screen settings. So even if they could text me a code, I can't use it
pwg 7y ago
> Any suggestions for ... next time? When you do get out of your current situation, be sure to backup your TOTP codes somewhere secure so you can recover them should your usual device which hosts them fails. Backup the rest of your data too while you are at it.
gtirloni 7y ago
Some MFA apps can backup your codes, if that fits your risk profile (e.g. Authenticator Plus)
- phasetransition 7y ago
  Debating whether to consider that.