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"One of the risks of 2FA is losing access to your accounts after losing the authenticating device."

A "2FA Mule"[1] solves this problem by staying in one place with constant power.

I receive plain old SMS 2FA codes while flying in an airplane.

I also don't care that much if I lose or destroy my personal mobile. In fact, I don't even know my current SIM number. If I lose my personal mobile I just edit a twiml bin at Twilio and point my number somewhere else ...

[1] https://kozubik.com/items/2famule/



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