Two-factor authentication does not use recovery keys of any kind, so just make 
sure you add at least one trusted phone number in case your devices are 
unavailable to receive codes via push notification.
> On 25 Sep 2016, at 19:56, Anouk Radix <radix.an...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Kawal, I thought i might need the key if my phone gets stolen and I need 
> to log  into my account without the verification codeā€¦
> I can use my account just fine now I just want to have it in case of 
> emergency.
> Greetings, Anouk,
>> On 25 Sep 2016, at 19:45, Kawal Gucukoglu <kgli...@icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Anouk,
>> 
>> If you have 2-factor verification, no need for a key.  You use your I Cloud 
>> ID if you don't get the verification code right after a number of attempts.  
>> If you get the code wrong, you need to wait 8 hours.  If it still doesn't 
>> work, then you need to call Apple and they will need to run through a number 
>> of options with you.  Not sure what they are as I've never got that far.
>> 
>> Hope this is OK.
>> 
>> Kawal.
>>> On 25 Sep 2016, at 16:25, Anouk Radix <radix.an...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> I have been using 2-factor verification for a while now and I have recovery 
>>> keys for google andropbox. I  wanted to get a new one for apple because I 
>>> lost the old one. For the life of me though even after reading an article 
>>> about it I cant locate where you can regenerate one either on the mac or on 
>>> ios.
>>> I see the security heading (on the mac) and the button (on ios) but then 
>>> there is nothing about a code. Can anyone give more specefic descriptions?
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Greetings, Anouk,
>>> 
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