Backup-codes-username.txt ^hot^

Fast forward two years. Your phone falls into a lake while you're on vacation. You buy a new one, but you can’t log into your email because it wants to send a verification code to the phone currently at the bottom of the lake. Panic sets in—your flight tickets, hotel reservations, and work contacts are all trapped behind that lock.

This is what happens when you lose your phone or it breaks while you have 2FA enabled. You can't get the "text code" or use the "authenticator app" because the device is gone. backup-codes-username.txt

According to Google Account Help, you should handle these codes with the same level of security as your primary password. Recommended Method Fast forward two years