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Ask HN: Where should I keep my recovery codes (Google account for exemple)?

12 pointsby asadlambdatestalmost 8 years ago
Not sure if this is the best place to ask this but: Like everybody, I have alot of online accounts, which all require passwords. I have 3 google accounts and each one comes with 10 recovery codes. Now my question is this: Where should I put them? somewhere in my house? In my password manager app where all my passwords are stored? I try to secure my accounts as much as possible with different password, and 2 steps verifications, but the recovery code is the last layer of protection for an account and I want to keep it in a safe place. Thanks! Edit: word

8 comments

drunkenmonkeyalmost 8 years ago
Convert the code to a numbering using modulo arithmetic. Take a movie file, and encode black frames for a full minute for every number in your set. Burn the movie to a DVD and add it to your household collection.<p>If you need to recover the recovery code, watch the movie with a notepad handy.
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bbloughalmost 8 years ago
I keep mine in my password manager, which is sync&#x27;d across all of my devices. That way, if I lose access to my 2FA device, I can still get into my accounts, even if I&#x27;m traveling.
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kasey_junkalmost 8 years ago
Physically secured storage. Either a safe deposit box or a fire safe in your home.
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seanwilsonalmost 8 years ago
On paper somewhere you keep in several places? You never know when your mobile or laptop is going to break or get lost for 2FA. It&#x27;s not likely an attacker is going to steal your note of these and know your login.
gregjoralmost 8 years ago
Written in my passport, mixed in with visa stamps. Hard to tell what they might mean if you don&#x27;t know what to look for.
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ioddlyalmost 8 years ago
I wrote them down, put them in an envelope and in my safe deposit box.
kuroguroalmost 8 years ago
Crypted archive stored in an unrelated backup service?
fiftyacornalmost 8 years ago
keepass or similar