Here is the FAQ for this little device that Blizzard have come up with. Its an optional device that will increase the security of your Battle.net account, adding another layer between the would-be hacker and your account.
As you may already know, at present only WoW accounts can be merged with these new Battle.net accounts, but eventually Diablo III and Starcraft 2 accounts will also operate through a unified Battle.net account. (If your not up to date on how this works, all the answers are here at the FAQ)
Once one of these babies is associated with your Battle.net account (via a serial number on the back) you simply press the button to generate a one use key during the log in process.
Who here will be interested in such a device to increase the security of their Battle.net account? The one which will hold their precious Diablo III or Starcraft 2 keys in the future
P.S - And if you're interested... HERE is the link for the FAQ of a Blizzard Authenticator program that runs via your cellphone
I didn't even see that till just now ^_^. It definitely looks a lot easier than carrying an extra little car-alarm sized keychain attachment
Too bad my cellphone is an ancient brick
I was never a big fan of these... i understand the need for them but to me it kinda said "don't be responsible about where you go and what you download on the interent." I'm a big advocate of personal accountability and this sort of thing directly underminds people being responsible...
P.S - And if you're interested... HERE is the link for the FAQ of a Blizzard Authenticator program that runs via your cellphone
It's available on the iPod Touch, also, but as I have deduced by trial and error, the Apple App only works (e.g., it's only available) for WoW accounts at this time...
i've never had my diablo account hacked once in all these years, but it would be nice to have for extra peace of mind.
my boyfriend, on the other hand, had his wow account hacked 3 times (with no issues on our end that we ever identified).
he has this theory: blizzard just randomly hacks people's accounts to create a sense of fear and insecurity so they can sell these types of things.
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they'll never see me coming.. life is a sequence of tragedies, inconsistent only by fleeting, elusive moments of pleasure,
serving only to ensure absolute vulnerability to the pain of their inevitable absence.
i've never had my diablo account hacked once in all these years, but it would be nice to have for extra peace of mind.
my boyfriend, on the other hand, had his wow account hacked 3 times (with no issues on our end that we ever identified).
he has this theory: blizzard just randomly hacks people's accounts to create a sense of fear and insecurity so they can sell these types of things.
I think its pretty cool, but I wouldn't carry around that bulky thing around with me. I've never had my account hacked either. If it's free with an iphone, then sure.. I'll probably have one of those by the time d3 is released..
What I don't understand is, how would creating a different password, prevent a real hacker from hacking your account. If I never tell anyone my password, it is the same security??
When someone hacks your account, they don't guess your password. It is when they actually access the battlenet database, and open your account..??
I don't know if this was ever done, but many people in D2 gave their passwords away.. then complained of being hacked. There is a difference between getting hacked, and someone guessing your pw (and my passwords are random numbers, and letters anyway)
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"Not Even Death Can Save You From Me" ~ Diablo (II)
These new Battle.net accounts use your email address as the account name. So some people (most people) are going to be using the same password for their email as they do for their Battle.net account
Bad idea?
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As you may already know, at present only WoW accounts can be merged with these new Battle.net accounts, but eventually Diablo III and Starcraft 2 accounts will also operate through a unified Battle.net account. (If your not up to date on how this works, all the answers are here at the FAQ)
Once one of these babies is associated with your Battle.net account (via a serial number on the back) you simply press the button to generate a one use key during the log in process.
Who here will be interested in such a device to increase the security of their Battle.net account? The one which will hold their precious Diablo III or Starcraft 2 keys in the future
P.S - And if you're interested... HERE is the link for the FAQ of a Blizzard Authenticator program that runs via your cellphone
Too bad my cellphone is an ancient brick
It's available on the iPod Touch, also, but as I have deduced by trial and error, the Apple App only works (e.g., it's only available) for WoW accounts at this time...
I'd end up loosing the damn keychain and...yea...
i've never had my diablo account hacked once in all these years, but it would be nice to have for extra peace of mind.
my boyfriend, on the other hand, had his wow account hacked 3 times (with no issues on our end that we ever identified).
he has this theory: blizzard just randomly hacks people's accounts to create a sense of fear and insecurity so they can sell these types of things.
they'll never see me coming..
life is a sequence of tragedies, inconsistent only by fleeting, elusive moments of pleasure,
serving only to ensure absolute vulnerability to the pain of their inevitable absence.
:thumbsup:
I think its pretty cool, but I wouldn't carry around that bulky thing around with me. I've never had my account hacked either. If it's free with an iphone, then sure.. I'll probably have one of those by the time d3 is released..
What I don't understand is, how would creating a different password, prevent a real hacker from hacking your account. If I never tell anyone my password, it is the same security??
When someone hacks your account, they don't guess your password. It is when they actually access the battlenet database, and open your account..??
I don't know if this was ever done, but many people in D2 gave their passwords away.. then complained of being hacked. There is a difference between getting hacked, and someone guessing your pw (and my passwords are random numbers, and letters anyway)
Bad idea?