TL;DR
A two-factor authentication reset is the recovery process for regaining account access when the second login factor, an old phone, a lost hardware key, or a wiped authenticator app, is gone. Routes include stored backup codes, secondary email or SMS fallbacks, and the provider's identity-verification queue, which for major platforms can take days by design.
What it means
A two-factor authentication reset is the recovery process for regaining account access when the second login factor, an old phone, a lost hardware key, or a wiped authenticator app, is gone. Routes include stored backup codes, secondary email or SMS fallbacks, and the provider's identity-verification queue, which for major platforms can take days by design. Tech repair shops handle these constantly during phone upgrades, and the standing advice is to export authenticator accounts and print backup codes before the old device is traded in.
Where it sits in the glossary
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