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Posted by: pewblinkpew.5031

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Posted by: Yuripa.7608

Yuripa.7608

I just set it up in a matter of minutes and I tested it out by logging into the game and my account on this site and it works 100% fine. I am very happy to have this extra security for my account. I am using a new email for this game, I have the email address done so that I need to log in from my mobile and I have the IP detector thing and now this so I am feeling pretty happy and safe with my account.

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Posted by: CC Charles.3675

CC Charles.3675

Community Coordinator

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to precise a little thing regarding this thread. The goal for this discussion will be to let you speak about this new authentication feature.

However, we would like you to post your feedbacks and/or bug reports on this thread in order to give us more visibility about it.

Like this, we hope it will be clearer for everyone, on one side, we will be able to gather your feedbacks and the bugs on the most efficient way possible, and on another side you will have the possibility to discuss about this feature as much as you want here.

Thanks!

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Posted by: ciannait.1945

ciannait.1945

Huzzah for two-factor! My husband’s account just had someone try and log in from Japan. He’s running around changing passwords this afternoon.

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Posted by: Blighton.6425

Blighton.6425

will the google authentication over write the IP/location based filtering? or is in addition to

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Posted by: Rehashed Jibe Tube.7102

Rehashed Jibe Tube.7102

80 million of us do still use blackberry…just sayin

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Posted by: Frugal McMayhem.5307

Frugal McMayhem.5307

What’s the process if something happens and I have to reinstall the app on my phone? I know with other mobile phone authenticators if something happened to the app or it was uninstalled without first removing it from your account it was a big headache.

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Posted by: Thomas Gallant.3851

Thomas Gallant.3851

From what I read it will not longer send you e-mails about unauthorized attempts when you have this set up. Would it be possible to allow us to have both security settings at the same time?

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Posted by: Jalie.1356

Jalie.1356

What’s the process if something happens and I have to reinstall the app on my phone? I know with other mobile phone authenticators if something happened to the app or it was uninstalled without first removing it from your account it was a big headache.

You can use the account recovery form to unlink the authenticator if you lose access to your phone.

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Posted by: MLieBennett.9031

MLieBennett.9031

Well, I haven’t had any trouble with account security or unwanted access, yet. Though I went ahead and setup the Authenticator on my eBook just to hopefully keep it that way.

Yes, my eBook rather then my phone. It doesn’t run out of power on me as often as my phone does, so I’d rather not end up waiting a bit to play a game to reach my authenticator.

That, and so if I do loose the device authenticator is on … that means I still have a hold on my Phone which Google uses. If I loose my phone, I still have my authenticator on my eBook.

YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN’T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?
- (Death, Terry Pratchett, Hogfather)

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Posted by: fellyn.5083

fellyn.5083

And if we don’t have a smartphone that runs any of those operating systems?

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Posted by: Polaritie.4851

Polaritie.4851

Can I configure this to use something I am and something I have as the two factors? Something I know is too easy to beat.

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Posted by: MLieBennett.9031

MLieBennett.9031

Oh, and to note:

Google Authenticator App exists for Blackberry OS Devices. Just go to m.google.com/authenticator on your Blackberry to get the app, then proceed with the instructions above.

Then there are third party Authenticators for various other OSes, linked here including Windows Mobile and Windows Phone 7. Though the one for the Windows Mobile IS based off of the open-sourced code for the Authenticator

YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN’T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?
- (Death, Terry Pratchett, Hogfather)

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Posted by: Thumper Six.9602

Thumper Six.9602

Thanks…..downloaded, linked and using now.