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Sprawl-zero1eye-  Title: IGN Vault Staff
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Registered: 2002-6-28 03:39:29
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Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
wowplayer321 posted:
The reason I will not use the current Blizz dongle is because I have to read something off it each time I want to login. Even with USB extender cables it's a PITA to be moving it from one machine to another then back then to another all day as I jump on and off WoW. I just am not going to do it no matter how many threatening e-mails they send me.
All they would have to do is make one that simply needs to be plugged into the machine trying to login to WoW. I remember them well from the 80's so it's not like this is new tech. Throw on some 1024 bit encryption and you are GTG.
What is the difference between moving the authenticator from machine-to-machine or a dongle? I remember those from the 80s with 3dsmax, and we used to have such problems getting the computer to load the driver and recognize it was connected. Hopefully, that technology has come a long way, perhaps a USB version would be cool, but probably more expensive than the $6.50 they charge of the authenticator.
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
Subject:
Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
It takes like 3 seconds to push the button on the authenticator, and type in the number.
If that is too difficult for you, perhaps WOW is not for you.
If you travel to South America, and login from there, you will not have just logged in from your house, and therefore would probably not set off a flag.
Logging in from 10 different cities over the course of one hour WILL set off a flag. Its about the time between logins, vs. the location of the IP's that flags you.
How about I just set my VPN to make me appear from the same US city each time I login in and not have it change from that city at set time periods?
This seems like your answer, but it appears you would just rather complain...
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1/1/00 12:00am
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Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
White_Bunnay posted:
Sprawl-zero1eye- posted:
What are your security recommendations?
USB Fingerprint scanner would be nice. Though the keychain option seems to work fine.
uggh.....fingerprint scanners are NOT good.
<- I work in security industry, and it is known that fingerprint scanners are not reliable. Plam prints are much better.
If you want a bit of a laugh, there is a older vid of a fingerprint scanner being "fooled" by a sausage 
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Sprawl-zero1eye- Title: IGN Vault Staff
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Registered: 2002-6-28 03:39:29
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Date Posted:
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The finger scanner part is really not needed. Once you plugin the device, you've proven it is pretty much you. I doubt a hacker is going to come to your house, kick your butt, and steal your usb finger scanner.
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The_Korrigan  Title: Scrub Buster
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Registered: 2001-7-17 03:51:32
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1/1/00 12:00am
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Aren't Blizzard already locking accounts when they are logging in very far away from the "usual" connection?
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
Again, it has more to do with the time between those logins vs. the distance between them.
If you log in from France, and then 10 minutes later login from China, you will get locked.
If your last login was 3 days ago, and then you login from China, you probably will not be locked.
I have traveled all over the southeast U.S., from Miami to Atlanta, and never once been locked out.
player is intentionally cycling different cities with the VPN, and is bringing the lock upon himself by doing so, and then complaining about it.
He goes through all of this (supposedly) so that he doesn't have to type in 6 whole digits every time he logs in.
/chuckle
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_Warlucky_  Posts: 183
Registered: 2008-7-20 04:40:07
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Trion is using Blizz region based prevention technique but what they are doing different is that rather then lock you out of the account completely they disable features that can cause problems. You can't send coins, shard equipment, sell equipment, etc. But you can gain new equipment and coin. So technically you don't have to reactivate the account until your bags are full.
Probably not perfect but at least they put some thought into it which for MMOs is a nice change.
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Yah, it is good that they are starting with this type of feature, rather then wait until thousands of accounts are hacked (Blizzardcoughcough)
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jojo263 Posts: 164
Registered: 2003-6-18 14:03:47
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1/1/00 12:00am
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Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
GutterSludge posted:
Again, it has more to do with the time between those logins vs. the distance between them.
If you log in from France, and then 10 minutes later login from China, you will get locked.
If your last login was 3 days ago, and then you login from China, you probably will not be locked.
I have traveled all over the southeast U.S., from Miami to Atlanta, and never once been locked out.
player is intentionally cycling different cities with the VPN, and is bringing the lock upon himself by doing so, and then complaining about it.
He goes through all of this (supposedly) so that he doesn't have to type in 6 whole digits every time he logs in.
/chuckle
Yay someone that gets it.
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Shiba-X Posts: 44
Registered: 2001-5-8 09:08:17
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
Subject:
Anti-Hacking Measures - Coin Lock |
jojo263 posted:
GutterSludge posted:
Again, it has more to do with the time between those logins vs. the distance between them.
If you log in from France, and then 10 minutes later login from China, you will get locked.
If your last login was 3 days ago, and then you login from China, you probably will not be locked.
I have traveled all over the southeast U.S., from Miami to Atlanta, and never once been locked out.
player is intentionally cycling different cities with the VPN, and is bringing the lock upon himself by doing so, and then complaining about it.
He goes through all of this (supposedly) so that he doesn't have to type in 6 whole digits every time he logs in.
/chuckle
Yay someone that gets it.
So thats why he does it.. For the life of me I was trying to figure out WHY he has to change the IP from city to city. I remember him bitching about WoW booting him and Rift wouldnt.
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