{"id":4805,"date":"2015-09-08T13:44:12","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T17:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=4805"},"modified":"2015-09-08T13:44:12","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T17:44:12","slug":"two-way-authentication-print-some-back-up-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/two-way-authentication-print-some-back-up-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"Two way authentication : Print some back-up codes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After getting a new phone over the Labor Day weekend, I found myself in a situation I hadn&#8217;t planned for.<\/p>\n<p>While transferring photos, contacts etc. was my priority, I didn&#8217;t remember to disable two way authentication at various domain registrars, before switching to the new phone.<\/p>\n<p>By doing so, I effectively locked myself out of my <a href=\"http:\/\/name.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Name.com<\/strong><\/a> account, and had to contact support.<\/p>\n<p>Their verification process required the provision of several layers of information, credentials, and details about recent transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s just say, that had I failed to provide one of these items, I would be in deep trouble.<\/p>\n<p>The solution, as explained to me by the very helpful support at Name.com, is to print out back up codes that can be used when there&#8217;s no access to a phone. Each code can only be used once, and there is a set of 10 generated at a time.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also the Authy app that has a desktop version, which is also handy but I have not tried it.<\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell: If you plan to change your phone without a full backup and plan to use two-way authentication at your registrar, disable it temporarily. Alternatively, just print your backup codes for a seamless transition.<\/p>\n<p>PS. I love my new LG G4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After getting a new phone over the Labor Day weekend, I found myself in a situation I hadn&#8217;t planned for. While transferring photos, contacts etc. was my priority, I didn&#8217;t remember to disable two way authentication at various domain registrars, before switching to the new phone. 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