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minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAirplane codes? Was that an autocorrect for API?
minus-squareunmagical@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoNo. When you enable 2FA Google gives you about 10 backup codes that will always work regardless of if you have access to your authenticator app.
minus-squareMicrowavedTea@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoApparently they’re called backup codes now. I could swear they used to be called airplane codes (because they’re offline ig). It’s just some randomly generated 8-digit codes.
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Airplane codes? Was that an autocorrect for API?
No. When you enable 2FA Google gives you about 10 backup codes that will always work regardless of if you have access to your authenticator app.
Apparently they’re called backup codes now. I could swear they used to be called airplane codes (because they’re offline ig). It’s just some randomly generated 8-digit codes.