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		mxschumacher on Oct 31, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Getting Started with Security Keys The requirement I've set for myself is that I should not lose access to my accounts of data if I lose some or all of my hardware, be it to mechanical failure, theft or me losing my phone somewhere. I don't think there's any way around having a safe physical location to store backup codes / secrets on paper.

dragonwriter on Oct 31, 2019 [–]

Codes on paper are still bits of hardware that can be lost, stolen, or destroyed.

mxschumacher on Oct 31, 2019 | [–]

I'm less likely to lose a piece of paper in a safe than I am to lose the phone in my pocket

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