Update: it's fine. I just called Apple, and was told that the 9.1 update is 
prompting everyone with two factor authentication enabled to enter their key 
due to a certificate update. Oddly, when I entered my password just now, 
intending to give it the key, it didn't ask me for one. Go figure! Anyway, if 
you're prompted for that key, this is apparently normal.
> On Oct 24, 2015, at 08:18, 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.
> 
> --
> Have a great day,
> Alex Hall
> mehg...@icloud.com
> 


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Have a great day,
Alex Hall
mehg...@icloud.com

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