Accounts
Where to Store Your Recovery Codes Safely
Recovery codes are the only guaranteed way back into a locked account. Here is where to keep them, and why the obvious places all fail at the moment you need them.
7 min read
Two-Factor
6 guides tagged “Two-Factor”.
Accounts
How to Recover Your Account Without the Authenticator App
The supported recovery routes for Google, Apple and Microsoft, what each one asks for, and how to tell quickly when an account is genuinely gone.
9 min read
Accounts
Authenticator App vs SMS Codes: Which to Use
SMS codes are the one second factor attackers defeat routinely. Here is the mechanism, what you give up by switching, and when SMS is still the right call.
7 min read
Accounts
What Happens If You Lose the Phone With Your 2FA Codes
Which accounts you get back depends entirely on what you set up before the phone disappeared. Here is what still works, and what to do today.
8 min read
Accounts
How to Use Google Authenticator Without Losing Access
Set up Google Authenticator properly, understand what cloud sync does and does not cover, and move your codes to a new phone without being locked out.
8 min read
Accounts
What Two-Factor Authentication Is and Which Type Is Safest
The four kinds of second factor, ranked by how easily each one is defeated, and the setup step that decides whether you ever get locked out.
8 min read