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Emergency / Recovery / Secondary Accounts...

It doesn't matter what they're referred to, they all direct to the same thing: a

back up email account.

When registering a new account, whether it's for an email account or a random

website, often times you will be asked to provide a backup / emergency email

account.

This could be used for a number of instances...

- Account / Password Recovery
- Password Reset Process

- Accessing from another location (multi-step authentication)

- (Sometimes) Changing important information about your account

(password, security question, etc)

Regardless of the scenario in which you NEED to use this account, there's a few

things you need to come in mind when creating or choosing an emergency /

backup account.

First off, what is the relationship of the secondary account to your first account?

Does it share any of the same credentials such as password or security question

answer? Do they link to each other (for back up accounts, also a terrible idea)?

Ideally, you want this secondary account to remain a complete secret. Don't use

it to sign up for things and don't link it to a ton of accounts. Above all, don't use
the same credentials for the account. It should have no relation to your main

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