So I’ll be traveling in such a way that I’ll be crossing the US border. I want to take a burner phone so I can wipe it, or have innocuous enough data. The problem: all my passwords are stored in a password manager that uses 2FA tied to my primary phone which will be sitting at home (along with other sites that use 2FA tied to authenticators on my phone).

So remembering passwords is out. And not having access to 2FA presents a catch-22. So what’s the best way to approach that?

  • Sam A.
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    6 dage siden

    So your password manager uses your phone as 2FA, and the credentials inside your password manager also use your phone as 2FA? Hmmm…

    So essentially, you can’t bring your phone, that’s the main issue. Does your authenticator on your phone support exporting a backup? Then store that in your password manager if that’s possible and set up an alternative 2FA for your password manager (SMS on the burner phone number perhaps or a security key). Then when you arrive, reinstall the authenticator on your burner phone and import the backup.