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So don't put it off until it is too late -- if you haven't already, regenerate and copy TOTP seeds to paper now.

When you set up TOTP on a new account, copy the TOTP seed to paper then and there, resist the "I'll do this later".





If it isn't backed up it doesn't exist.

Corollary (likely unpopular I'd hazard) - hardware token implementations that I can't back up to paper don't exist as far as I'm concerned.


My policy is to enroll multiple WebAuthn keys and treat the second, third etc. key as the backup.

I stopped using webauthn for this reason, plus the fact requires a ton of intrusive browser features and access. This surely will enrage most readers, which itself reveals an interesting conditioning that has taken place.



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