Step 9 of 11HTT Auth
Recovery codes
Making them, keeping them safe, and why they are the only way back without the app.
- For
- For Anyone with an HTT account
- Video
- 3 min video
- Article
- 2 min read
- Updated
- Updated
Your way back in, on paper. You will make your HTT Auth recovery codes, and keep them where you can reach them without your phone.
Step by step
1Recovery codes
Open HTT Auth and unlock it with your PIN. Beside Backup is Recovery codes. Press it.
2What they are for
Recovery codes are for the day your phone is lost or broken. Each one can approve a password reset once, in place of this app — so they are the only way back in without it.
3Make a set
Press Create my recovery codes. If you already have a set, Create a new set asks first — a new set retires the old one, and any you wrote down stop working.
4Save them
These are shown this once, and never again. Download them, print them, or write them on paper — anywhere that is not this phone.
5Done
When they are safe, press I have saved them. HTT Auth keeps count of how many you have left, and tells you when it is worth making a new set.
Questions people ask
Who is the “Recovery codes” training for?
Anyone with an HTT account. It is one step of the HTT Auth course, which is laid out in the order we recommend learning it.
Do I need to sign in to HTT Auth for this?
Sign in with your HTT account to follow these steps.
Can I do this on a phone?
Yes. The steps are the same on a phone, and the video shows every step on a computer and then again on a phone.
How long does this training take?
The video is about 3 minutes long. Reading the article takes less.