![]() ![]() They have complete and total monitoring coverage of this application probably in an Operations center somewhere. This way that mitigate the risk of other organizations being breached and Blizzard being left out of the loop on it. They took an existing, battle hardened API used all over the planet and added a GUI to it. It’s not like they went off and told everyone “Hey, we’re making our own encryption algorithm to secure our networks!” They’re more than capable of producing an Authenticator application. They have infrastructure that supports millions of people accessing their servers all over the world, but only thing you as a consumer interacts with is the byproduct of this, Blizzard’s games. Anyone else experiencing this with their account + blizzard authenticator this evening SFbase. Their backend operations are an entirely different universe that requires engineers and experts in various fields. until you get all of your accounts logged in. ![]() Blizzard’s consumer facing operations at face value is videogames. They have an incredible team of security experts. You make games, not security apps - no need to have one app per vendor. That aside, I’m 100% in agreement with Yubico and some of these other options. There’s always risk involving applications you have no control over. I would love for Yubikeys to be an option here but I understand why Blizzard maintains their own Authenticator. Hey Blizzard, what the he** is wrong with y’all, have you acquired some sort of contagious mental retardation amongst the senior staff and/or shareholders? No, probably not because I think even the mentally handicapped can see how stupid an idea it is to treat your customers in a manner such as this. ![]() How this company can create games that appeal to so many and generate the amount of revenue that they do from game sales, in-game purchases, and whatever other means they obtain their income from, and yet can’t seem to manage to pull their heads out of their annular cavities to figure out that this authenticator requirement is BAD BUSINESS absolutely blows my freaking mind… I also would like to add the following labels, “Absolutely Ridiculous, Unnecessary, Unwanted, Purposeless, Wasteful, Bull t, and Just Plain Fing Sad”. ![]() If you have comments, concerns, or feedback regarding this change, please visit this thread to voice them so we can consolidate your thoughts.I second the descriptor “Pathetic” in its use to describe the “product” / “authentication app” that’s being pushed/forced onto users/paying customers here. If you don't already have a Authenticator attached to your account, don't wait until it's too late. We hope to continue improving the authenticator system to ensure the same or greater security, while improving and adding features to make having one a more user friendly experience. This change is being made to make the authenticator process less intrusive when we're sure the person logging in to your account is you. We've recently updated our authentication system to intelligently track your login locations, and if you're logging in consistently from the same place, you may not be asked for an authenticator code. If you use an authenticator – and we hope you do – you may soon notice that an authenticator prompt may not appear with every login. The Authenticator app will soon be removed from all app stores and will no longer be available for downloadyou will keep using the Authenticator through the mobile app. For more information on this specific change to the authenticator system, follow me after the break. You can check out the account security page or check out the Blizzard mobile site for application information. Maybe there will be an opt-out feature of some kind to always ask for the code. I know some parents who use a simple password that their kids can remember but use the authenticator as the gate to prevent unwanted play. This doesn't take into consideration the circumstance where you use an authenticator to prevent access to WoW, even from the home PC. Now reinstall, and check to see if everything works fine. If this still causes issues, consider clearing all cache, erasing data, and uninstalling the application. Once done, try adding the authenticator again. I'm never going to say no to more security, however, and if the system is something that can accurately figure out where I am and let me on, that's great. Firstly, before you do this make sure you remove the authenticator from your Blizzard account and make a note of the security code. Right now, having to input a code each and every log in is a pain, sure, but it also makes me feel secure. Blizzard's login servers and authentication system now intelligently track where your account is logging into the game from and, if you're consistently logging in on your home computer, the authentication servers will let you pass, no code needed.īlizzard wants make the authentication process less intrusive and this is a first step towards that goal. Players will soon notice a change to their authenticator log on - it just might not appear. A substantial updated to the authentication system was announced today. ![]()
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