What if I lost my Backup Password? How do I recover it?
Notice: If you plan to use the Authy app on more than one device to synchronize your 2FA account tokens, please also familiarize yourself with the multi-device feature and how it is used. The Backups Password is what allows you to decrypt your 2FA tokens onto another registered device. store them on the cloud on Twilio Authy servers.access all of your tokens on an Authy app on another device later.What are the benefits of using a Backup Password?Ī Backup Password is useful if you want to encrypt your 2FA account tokens and However, the keys that were already uploaded will remain, and will be synchronized on other devices logged in with your account. When backups are disabled, newly added tokens won't be uploaded to the Authy server. We recommend that users either memorize a strong Backup Password, or write it down immediately after creating it to store it in a safe place. The Backup Password is securely stored on the user’s local device, and never sent to Twilio Authy servers.These encrypted tokens are stored on Twilio Authy servers.If a user enables the Backup Password setting in their app, they are prompted to create a Backup Password that encrypts their existing 2FA account tokens.Aviso: Este artigo também está disponível em português.Ī Backup Password ensures that you always have secure access to your 2FA account tokens no matter if you lose access to your devices, your Authy app, or your Authy account.
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