Traveling internationally (question) (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago by ramble81@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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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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[-] galoisghost@aussie.zone 20 points 1 month ago

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.

[-] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 month ago

I like this. Australia has draconian phone search laws when entering, so I might adopt this in the future on principle.

[-] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What happens when you get in? You need to let them access everything ?

[-] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Everything, or indefinite detention without a lawyer.

[-] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

Jesus Christ!

[-] HiroProtagonist@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Does everyone's phone get searched or is it still random or profiling?

[-] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Random. I haven't been hit yet, but, it's a matter of time

[-] marauding_gibberish142@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Saved.

[-] mac@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Can't access the cloud without my passwords!

Guess I'll be traveling with a handful of USBs with my encrypted totp keys.

Also, my phone has a duress password, anyone know if I could just get away with traveling with my phone as-is and just giving them my duress PW if need be?

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