Hi Alex,

Perhaps they’re starting the process of letting people sign up for 2-factor 
authentication, which is different from the current 2-step authentication they 
have in place now.
2-factor authentication does away with recovery keys, and changes the codes you 
need to enter when signing into a new device from 4 to 6 digits.

> On Oct 24, 2015, at 7:18 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> A couple days ago, my iPhone (running 9.1) asked for my Apple ID password. I 
> thought nothing of it, until it then wanted my two factor authentication 
> recovery key. My understanding is that this key is for recovery only, if I 
> forget my password or am otherwise locked out of my account. My password was 
> right, though. I got nervous about this, because it shouldn't prompt for that 
> key, at least I don't think it should. Has anyone seen this, and/or does 
> anyone know what might be going on? The prompt comes up once a day, but I 
> haven't completed it yet. Things seem to be working just fine without doing 
> so.
> 
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> Alex Hall
> mehg...@icloud.com
> 
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