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		toomuchtodo on Dec 4, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: No More Passwords, Just Email So instead of replying on $WebAppOfTheWeak to lose my password (I'm looking right at you Adobe), I can rely on the two factor auth of my Gmail account for security. I'm okay with this.

subsection1h on Dec 4, 2013 [–]

> I can rely on the two factor auth of my Gmail account for security.

Does Gmail now support 2FA? The last time I checked, Gmail supported Google's 2-Step Verification. 2SV includes backup codes, which cause 2SV to be 1FA:

Password + Backup Codes = Something You Know + Something You Know = 1FA

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