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> When you set up a recovery key, you turn off Apple's standard account recovery process.

> However, if you lose your recovery key and can’t access one of your trusted devices, you'll be locked out of your account permanently.

I considered it before but I think it's just too much risk as I rely heavily on iCloud. On the other hand, I don't see the risk with the current method if you're smart enough not to fall for things like MFA bombing tactics.



The security researcher in the article was concerned about accidently confirming the prompt on his watch.

I don't think its a matter of being "smart enough". Human error can easily creep in when dismissing 10's or 100's of prompts.


The prompt UX should step into a special "bombed" mode when a frequency threshold is crossed, at which point accepting a prompt has fat-finger protection such as double confirmation steps, and declining all (or perhaps all that share a commonality, like same initiating IP address) becomes possible.


Or you know, not allow this kind of brute forcing at all?




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