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The whole 2 factor thing really falls down if sms is a part and you aren’t getting the messages.

I had a miserable time trying to get into Backblaze recently, with even the ability it offered to switch sms providers failing.

The list of valid keys they give you on setup bailed me out eventually, but it took me a while to remember them.




> remember them

Uh. You're supposed to memorise them? I printed them out and stuck them in a safe place.


Maybe “remember that they exist”? I can’t imagine remembering those.


I laughed when I saw this. It took me a while to remember I had the backup codes. I hadn’t memorised them.


I put mine on stickies on my laptop. Or if they're really important on a sticky in my desk drawer.




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