I still don't like the idea that there is the possibility of being kick out of my account if I happen to loose my desktop.
Good thing it's optional.
[QUOTE=Binladen34;28637783]I still don't like the idea that there is the possibility of being kick out of my account if I happen to loose my desktop.
Good thing it's optional.[/QUOTE]
You'd only be locked out if you managed to lose your desktop, email account, retail boxes, and access to all payment methods that you've previously used with the account that steam support can verify your identity with.
Signing in for the first time on a new computer just means you have to check your email while you're at it.
[QUOTE=Binladen34;28637783]I still don't like the idea that there is the possibility of being kick out of my account if I happen to loose my desktop.
Good thing it's optional.[/QUOTE]
If you connect from a different PC it sends an authorization code to your e-mail and you only need to do this once, as long as you have your e-mail you won't get kicked out.
[editline]16th March 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=frankie penis;28637677]yay, nobodys cracked it yet[/QUOTE]
What?
[QUOTE=frankie penis;28637677]yay, nobodys cracked it yet[/QUOTE]
What sense does it make cracking it if it's optional?
In fact, "cracking" Steam Guard makes no sense at all; it just makes it so anyone that manages to snatch your Steam login can't use it unless they hack into your email too. Unless you lose your login info, your computer(s), your email and any physical proof of ownership such as purchase receipts and/or cases with CD keys, there's really no way to lock yourself out of you account.
I turned it off after Steam asked for a new activation code for the third time. It doesn't remember my computer. :smith:
It will be interesting to see if anyone ever gets into Gabe's account (especially seeing as his uses that Intel IPT thing). Also:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/OnPxT.png[/IMG]
Make up your mind Facepunch.
Mine works fine. Glad it doesn't require the new intel cpu.
My steam stopped working after i disabled steam guard and now i can't download any games.
It never remembers my laptop. I have to do the authentication every time I reboot.
And my laptop has an Intel processor, too. :argh:
Oh wow, expected my activation code to be like 50 characters long with upper/lowercase and loads of special characters. Turns out it was like 5 characters long
Awesome, it's enabled on my computer. Now I can finally feel a bit of relief knowing no one can steal my account without my permission.
don't these need the new sandybridge cpus?
[QUOTE=axon;28641565]don't these need the new sandybridge cpus?[/QUOTE]
That is another level of security.
[QUOTE=axon;28641565]don't these need the new sandybridge cpus?[/QUOTE]
please elaborate.
Good thing it's optional; I'm upgrading my computer soon.
[QUOTE=axon;28641565]don't these need the new sandybridge cpus?[/QUOTE]
You can still use the Steam Guard feature without one. It most likely checks to see if it's a different IP/MAC address than usual if you just have a non-SB processor.
Sandy Bridge CPUs probably have some sort of unique identifier that it uses for verification instead, if you have the privilege of owning one.
awesome
[QUOTE=Ardosos;28642060]Good thing it's optional; I'm upgrading my computer soon.[/QUOTE]
and
Awesome.
I had my account stolen once, now I won't have that accounttheftphobia.
So basically all this is is a second password? This won't help anything.
People will just say
"Sir we need your password and your Steam Guard code in order to authorize that you've not been hacked, I'm a valve employee I swear"
EDIT: Nevermind, I see that it really means that it'll send you a unique code every time Steam Guard is activated to your e-mail address in order to log in.
[QUOTE=Meatpuppet;28642583]and[/QUOTE]
And I will be getting a new processor, motherboard, and pretty much everything else except the case.
Finally less retards will get scammed if they use this.
[QUOTE=Ardosos;28642820]And I will be getting a new processor, motherboard, and pretty much everything else except the case.[/QUOTE]
You still have not given a reason to be relieved of it being optional. You can just re-verify.
I tried using Vapor from inside another network today, and it didn't work. I got an email about it, too. Only thing I'd like is an app that did the same thing (Google Authenticator anyone?).
i'd like to see the scammers now try to say "sir we also need your email user and pass"
It keeps doing it every time I log in now, turning it off.
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