Sentence examples for backup codes from inspiring English sources

Google has more information on using backup codes on its support site.

You can create a set of codes by logging in to your Google account and clicking the Show/Generate Code option in the "Printable backup codes" section.

So for accessing my Google account overseas, I print out a list of backup codes that I can punch in for logging in; I tape the list to my passport holder.

Users can provide a backup phone number in case their phone is dead or lost, and receive a list of 10 backup codes to use if they can't get the codes via phone.

Along with printable backup codes, that same Google page of verification settings has options for sending codes to other phone numbers, like those of trusted friends or family members.

It really didn't help that he couldn't remember his Gmail password (needed to register the unit via the smartphone app) and had no access to the devices that the account sent the backup codes to – or that he decided to attempt the set-up during a storm (the broadband signal is shaky enough in their home in the remote Forest of Dean).

In 2011, Motorola released the Atrix, which had a built-in fingerprint scanner (and a backup code) to unlock the device.

Two-factor authentication relies on the user having a "trusted" mobile phone in their control - though users are also given a backup code in case they lose their phone or are outside network coverage.

Cons: If you lose your phone or switch to a new one, you have to regain access to your account through a recovery method such as entering a backup code or asking the app provider to reset your account.

That's why with our new system, no one else has all the keys to the kingdom and we keep multiple copies of our backup code in different locations.

To prevent being locked out, you also get a backup code in the application for you to record elsewhere in case your phone is permanently offline.