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I have been, for the past few years, a major world of warcraft player but now that STO is out im all into this game! I think one of the smartest ideas they had was the authenticator to reduce hacking into player accounts.

Before hacking becomes a problem in STO i think authenticators should be sold, i'd buy one! :)
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I would buy one in a heartbeat its a great tool. Today you need extra security in just about everthying you do especially online and with how big the gaming industry has gottten.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    ..........
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Common sense>authenticators.

    Safe > Sorry
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    What in God's name is an authenticator?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    on a site note i got my first message from a person asking if i wanted to buy STO credits...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Sevrid wrote: »
    on a site note i got my first message from a person asking if i wanted to buy STO credits...

    i just got my first one of the day. i must be on a mailing list or something its my 10th since beta
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I think one of the smartest ideas they had was the authenticator to reduce hacking into player accounts.
    I was playing WoW starting with day one until about 4 months ago and didnt get TRIBBLE once.... nor did I have the Identicator.

    While it is a nice idea to help players who are too stupid to create a save password and use an uncommon accountname it´s not really a necessity.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I received 11 in the last two days :eek:


    I also vote yes to authenticators


    EDIT:
    While it is a nice idea to help players who are too stupid to create a save password and use an uncommon accountname it´s not really a necessity.

    You know they are also for people who like an extra layer of protection.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I have 7 PMs so far with STO credit offers.. :mad:

    You would have thought that they would have a better PM policy.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Common sense>authenticators.

    0 Days > Common sense.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    HEY KID I'M A COMPUTER >= 0 days > common sense
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I have been, for the past few years, a major world of warcraft player but now that STO is out im all into this game! I think one of the smartest ideas they had was the authenticator to reduce hacking into player accounts.

    Before hacking becomes a problem in STO i think authenticators should be sold, i'd buy one! :)

    Every MMO should require two-factor authentication. All the major players are moving to two-factor.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I would buy one in a sec
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I have been, for the past few years, a major world of warcraft player but now that STO is out im all into this game! I think one of the smartest ideas they had was the authenticator to reduce hacking into player accounts.

    Before hacking becomes a problem in STO i think authenticators should be sold, i'd buy one! :)

    especially since everyone can see our account names. FAIL.


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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I've played WoW since launch and never had a problem. I also worked for Blizzard and know for a fact why most people get TRIBBLE. So stop going to Chinese websites and getting trojans = stop getting TRIBBLE. Also, if you're dumb enough to give account information to a farmer so he can power level your character then at least change the P/W after you get it back. You have no idea how many morons don't even change their P/W when they're done.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    0 Days > Common sense.

    Zero day exploits? Good luck getting through NoScript, Flashblock, Adblock, hardware and software firewalls, and AV programs.

    If they can do that I would rather my easily re-storable MMO accounts than my bank account (laughably authenticated WoW accounts are safer than any bank here in Australia).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Id get one if they offered it.

    It's very easy to get TRIBBLE if you don't have proper security, hell you may vist a site that try's to put a trojan on your system and not even know it.

    Get some firewall software, good antivirus and some spyware kit and your generally good, but still not 100% foolproof.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I am all for optional authenticators, I am a fan of overzealous security measures :D

    Plus, if they make their own like Blizzard, they could make them in the shape of some trek gizmo like a communicator or something!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I refuse to buy an authenticator unless it looks like a tricorder AND outputs the pin code in LCARS.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I agree, authenticators should be an option. I saw gold..."energy credit" spam in the last few days of Open Beta. That means game money sellers are hard at work hacking people's accounts.

    On a complete side note, if the Federation doesn't have money, then what are "energy credits"?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Zilag wrote:
    I refuse to buy an authenticator unless it looks like a tricorder AND outputs the pin code in LCARS.

    If they did the Iphone authenticator thing like wow, they could make it look like LCARS.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Before hacking becomes a problem in STO i think authenticators should be sold, i'd buy one! :)
    Account "Hacking" becomes only a problem because the account holder has no elementary knowledge of IT security in an era where its supposed to be your first and foremost priority.

    It ain't Cryptic job to handhold you, teach you how to secure your login datas, how to surf safe, etc. It's your own job.

    If you can play an online game you should at least have some rundementary IT security knowledge. If you don't, tough sheeeet!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Common sense>authenticators.


    Agreed, as a now retired developer myself the days of randomly guessing or brute forcing passwords are long gone. Now days a players stupidity is all that's needed to steal a password.

    More often than not, what gets someone TRIBBLE is sharing account info with anyone, whether you trust them or not it's a bad idea to ever share your account info.

    Buying an account
    Sharing account info
    Visiting a warez site
    installing an addon that uses an .exe
    Using 3rd party cracks/hacks
    Sharing account info
    Visiting a malicious website.
    Using a power level service
    Sharing account info
    Installing an addon with an .exe
    Sharing account info
    Using password info identical to emails etc
    Using stupidly simple passwords, like my all time favorite from when I worked on EnB "1234567"


    See the pattern here. No matter what you say, the likelihood of a random bruteforce/guess account hack is so small that you deserve to be shot if it honestly happened to you.

    Common sense > all
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    even with the best percuations and good knowledge it can still happen to the best of us.

    9 years in ultima not a single hack, then I was TRIBBLE just a few months ago. nothing new changed, nothing could be found with a the deepst scans, (so I did a full format best way to be safe) but goes to show things can slip under the radar.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Account "Hacking" becomes only a problem because the account holder has no elementary knowledge of IT security in an era where its supposed to be your first and foremost priority.

    It ain't Cryptic job to handhold you, teach you how to secure your login datas, how to surf safe, etc. It's your own job.

    If you can play an online game you should at least have some rundementary IT security knowledge. If you don't, tough sheeeet!

    Really?!? This thread is merely a suggestion to Cryptic so it is very hard for me to understand your rude response to what would not (in theory) impact you whatsoever. While you may have the time keep up with your "rundementary" ;) IT security knowledge, some of us don't have the time or luxury to devote a significant amount of time to fully understanding how to properly set up firewalls, proxy servers, et cetera. I used to be a tech geek in college but then I had to go get a job. Therefore, I would rather spend my free time doing things more enjoyable than keeping current on the latest developments in IT security protocol.

    I welcome the opportunity to buy an authenticator as I don't wish to deal with the hassle of having my account TRIBBLE. Here's an incredible bonus as well, if Cryptic makes the authenticator (which are relatively inexpensive to make) it puts more money in to Cryptic's pockets so then they can in turn spend that money to better STO. For less than 10 USD I can have a little more security and potentially a better game... I'm in!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    here's a simple solution....get a mac.

    oh wait, sorry wrong thread. I thought this was another thread about windows users getting trojans.
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