Traveling internationally (question)
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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?
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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?
Assuming your 2FA method is TOTP. Back up the 2FA keys to an encrypted file, with a long passphrase. Take it with you (or store it in the cloud, in this situation this is possibly safer). The when you need them just
- install a TOTP app
- import decrypted keys
- login to things.
Then when you’re done logout of things and delete the TOTP app.
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Assuming your 2FA method is TOTP. Back up the 2FA keys to an encrypted file, with a long passphrase. Take it with you (or store it in the cloud, in this situation this is possibly safer). The when you need them just
- install a TOTP app
- import decrypted keys
- login to things.
Then when you’re done logout of things and delete the TOTP app.
I like this. Australia has draconian phone search laws when entering, so I might adopt this in the future on principle.
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I like this. Australia has draconian phone search laws when entering, so I might adopt this in the future on principle.
What happens when you get in? You need to let them access everything ?
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What happens when you get in? You need to let them access everything ?
Everything, or indefinite detention without a lawyer.
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Everything, or indefinite detention without a lawyer.
Jesus Christ!
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