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Merge branch 'security' into 'master' 

Added note about backing up recovery codes

Several people have tried to recover their 2FA codes. I think we could be more clear about it in the docs.

This is why I added a section about it at the top, so they read it before enabling them.

https://twitter.com/deathgreps/status/632006221814464512
https://twitter.com/benniemosher/status/633768429313372160

See merge request !1923
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@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ your phone.
By enabling 2FA, the only way someone other than you can log into your account
is to know your username and password *and* have access to your phone.
#### Note
When you enable 2FA, don't forget to back up your recovery codes. For your safety, if you
lose your codes for GitLab.com, we can't disable or recover them.
## Enabling 2FA
**In GitLab:**