When Security Locks You Out of Everything

2022-06-28 11:22

To get into my cloud, I need my password and 2FA. And even if I could convince the cloud provider to bypass that and let me in, the backup is secured with a password which is stored in-you guessed it-my Password Manager.

To get my passwords, I need my 2FA. To get my 2FA, I need my passwords.

When things are secured by an unassailable algorithm-I am out of luck.

The company which provides my password manager simply doesn't have access to my passwords.

An impersonator who convinces a service provider that they are me? A malicious insider who works for a service provider? Me permanently losing access to all of my identifiers?

I want to remind readers that this isn't a true story.

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