Google 2-Step Verification (2SV): Generating Backup Codes

Purpose:

Google 2-Step Verification, Google 2SV, provides a significant security boost by requiring a second verification step in addition to your password making it much harder for unauthorized individuals to access your account.

This document outlines the steps to generate Google 2SV Backup Codes, which provide an alternative way to access your account if you lose your primary two-step verification method.

Generating Backup Codes

Open your Google Chrome Browser and navigate to your “Okta Dashboard” and sign-in to your Okta account.

Click the “G Suite Account” tile.  You will be taken to your “Google Account”.

Click “Security” in the left side navigation menu

Under the “How you sign in to Google” section, click “Backup codes”

Under “Backup codes,” click “+ Get backup codes”

Print or download your backup codes.  Be sure to save them in a SECURE accessible location in the event you need them if you lose your primary authentication method.

If you suspect that your Backup codes have been compromised, please delete them immediately or request a new set of codes.  This will render old backup codes useless.

Remember to store your Backup Codes in a safe, accessible place!!!

Congratulations!!!  You’ve successfully generated backup codes!!!

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