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The thing I haven't figured out (mostly because I haven't sat down and done so) is how I'd access mail and such—without my password manager on my own phone, I don't have access to anything.


I've sat down and tried to figure this out, and never been happy with the solution. I carry an old phone as a spare, which also has my password manager and 2 factor codes.

I asked HN about this recently because I couldn't believe everyone, especially people who aren't interested in designing backups, i.e. the type to come to HN, were all thinking this through enough to have good solutions.

HN consensus seemed to be for hardware keys like Yubikey, and paper backup codes.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42427443


I have a Yubikey (well, two actually) on my keychain for 2FA, gets rid of those pesky apps.


Why would we assume that the Yubikey or even the entire keychain survived whatever befell the telephone that is being replaced?


I don’t universally travel with a laptop.


this is where i'd use the keepassxc password manager. Put a password archive at a URL you can remember, and download it somewhere if you need it.

Or have a 2nd email without 2fa and use it to contact a friend to help you get your keepassxc archive.




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