[url]http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1542919[/url]
And people said it was a stupid idea
I like this.
>Read vague details of upcoming Steam feature
>Certain aspects of the feature aren't explained, so Valve must not have thought about them
>Feature is shit, get mad
>Next day it comes out and is fine
Enable Steam Guard, and receive a special Guard badge in Team Fortress 2.
Haha Gabe released his password for us to test this thing out.
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1066153-Gabe-Newell-Releases-his-Username-and-Password[/url]
[QUOTE=trivium1200;28422549][url]http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1542919[/url]
And people said it was a stupid idea[/QUOTE]
It's SPUF what do you expect. Also this is good idea if they make it that it sends the code as I have email dedicated to these sort of things.
FYI, you have to get the beta then [url=https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8232-WSGZ-8021&auth=b7ecc37bd8f4a297efbafdce3d00a564]restart Steam three times[/url] to activate this. It's just for the beta apparently, dunno why
[QUOTE=smurfy;28422970]FYI, you have to get the beta then [url=https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8232-WSGZ-8021&auth=b7ecc37bd8f4a297efbafdce3d00a564]restart Steam three times[/url] to activate this. It's just for the beta apparently, dunno why[/QUOTE]
I was wondering why I couldn't find the options.
This sounds like a really good idea :buddy:
I can't get it to work, I activated the beta and I restarted steam three times as said in the FAQ, and I've gotten no notification of it working.
Is your email verified?
This is neat.
Tried to log into Gabe's account on garrysmod.org and it blocked me from doing so.
[QUOTE=Leaf Runner;28424020]I can't get it to work, I activated the beta and I restarted steam three times as said in the FAQ, and I've gotten no notification of it working.[/QUOTE]
It doesn't come up with a popup saying "You account is protected by Steam Guard." or anything, but if you open your settings panel and under the "account" tab you'll see a new button labeled "Manage Account Security".
So all this is, is a second non changable code/password that has to be entered on new machines?
well I assume its a long code
It's good that this will prevent account phishing from lookalike websites though.
[QUOTE=Bletotum;28425045]So all this is, is a second non changable code/password that has to be entered on new machines?
well I assume its a long code
It's good that this will prevent account phishing from lookalike websites though.[/QUOTE]
From the third paragraph it seems like it generates an unique key to be entered on that specific machine.
Maybe when you're about to authorize a new machine, steam client requests a key from steam server to be sent to your email, and at the same time, steam client sends data about the machine's processor info, so that the key can only be used on that specific machine.
And it appears you don't have to pay a penny to do this either.
For one additional step in getting logged into steam on another computer, I'm totally cool with this. It would virtually eliminate most phishing attempts regardless.
[QUOTE=MIPS;28425557]And it appears you don't have to pay a penny to do this either.
For one additional step in getting logged into steam on another computer, I'm totally cool with this. It would virtually eliminate most phishing attempts regardless.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=MIPS;28425557]And it appears you don't have to pay a penny to do this either.
For one additional step in getting logged into steam on another computer, I'm totally cool with this. It would virtually eliminate most phishing attempts regardless.[/QUOTE]
It won't eliminate the attempts, not by a long shot, but it will significantly reduce their chance of success.
I have 2 computers and i use steam on both:downs:
[QUOTE=Swebonny;28422696]Haha Gabe released his password for us to test this thing out.
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1066153-Gabe-Newell-Releases-his-Username-and-Password[/url][/QUOTE]
Hahah holy shit talk about being confident.
Cool thing. I wonder when it will be introduced.
From what I am hearing, it's similar to blizzards Authendicator's, just email address instead of a device.
I will use it when it is 100% working on machines which don't have sandybridge processors
That's pretty awesome.
How do I activate this thing? I opted in beta Steam and now how do I get the security code sent to my email?
[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;28427248]I will use it when it is 100% working on machines which don't have sandybridge processors[/QUOTE]
It is.
(Does Steam Guard take advantage of the Intel® Identity Protection Technology solution that Valve and Intel recently announced?
No, not in this beta. We hope to offer additional forms of authentication soon though, so you'll have your choice of secondary authentication methods with Steam Guard.)
Good work, Gaben.
My friend lost his account to a worm two months ago. Fucking hell, steam.
this reminds me of google's 2 step verification they recently added
i hope paypal and amazon follow suit.
[QUOTE=Lazor;28428640]this reminds me of google's 2 step verification they recently added
i hope paypal and amazon follow suit.[/QUOTE]
Paypal has sms codes.
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