From b04914ab4629be1af093736725e43bf5586a092e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: karen Carias Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 15:56:38 -0700 Subject: added note about backing up recovery codes --- doc/profile/two_factor_authentication.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/profile') diff --git a/doc/profile/two_factor_authentication.md b/doc/profile/two_factor_authentication.md index f60ce35d3e2..a0e23c1586c 100644 --- a/doc/profile/two_factor_authentication.md +++ b/doc/profile/two_factor_authentication.md @@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ your phone. By enabling 2FA, the only way someone other than you can log into your account is to know your username and password *and* have access to your phone. +#### Note +When you enable 2FA, don't forget to back up your recovery codes. For your safety, if you +lose your codes for GitLab.com, we can't disable or recover them. + ## Enabling 2FA **In GitLab:** -- cgit v1.2.3