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Keep Backup Codes Somewhere Safe

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When you lose your phone, backup codes are your way back in.

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Every 2FA setup gives you a set of one-time backup codes for when you lose access to your device. Save them somewhere secure — your password manager, not a sticky note — or a lost phone becomes a locked account.

“Lose your phone without backup codes and you've locked yourself out.”

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