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Multi factor authentication when?

ErorservErorserv
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edited March 10, 2019 in General Chat
After pouring literally thousands of hours and hundreds of dollarydoos into this game, it'd be very nice to have the option of enabling an additional authentication method such as Google Authenticator to add an extra layer of security for your account.

No doubt some will perceive it as inconvenient or unnecessary depending on how much they've invested into the game, but an option should be available for those who would like an extra layer of security for something considered valuable enough to warrant it.

The secondary password could be argued provides enough protection, but imagine going from "very difficult to hax" to "hehe good luck, pal" and never have to worry about it ever again.
Imaizumi

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  • LutetiumLutetium
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    Just $>pwgen -ncsB 50 100 | shuf -n 1 and you'll be fine, if you really cared about security you wouldnt want anything to do with google or cellphones as secondary auth methods anyway. Good passwords and basic opsec like not reusing a password EVER and actually encrypting that passwords.txt file are all you need to ensure you won't get 0w3ndz0rxs; be it personal slip ups or leaky amazon buckets that every faceless corp keeps with everything you enter into every text field.
  • CrimsọnCrimsọn
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    edited March 10, 2019
    Firstly we have a secondary password which has to be entered in manually with your mouse. Therefore if you happen to had a keylogger on your computer it's not going to record it and thus protect your account. Secondly NA would have to pay for that "google authenticator" you want. Believe it or not but this branch earns Nexon WAY less money. Lets not give them ANOTHER financial reason to consider...things. Thanks.
  • OpalthiraOpalthira
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    This game has Secondary passwords
    Bank Passwords
    Item Seals.
    And hackers basically don't exist anymore.
    Besides even if you get hacked all you have to do is send a ticket and it gets resolved.
  • ErorservErorserv
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    Thanks everyone for the insight.
  • THICCthighssavelivesTHICCthighssavelives
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    Speaking of the secondary password. Is there any way to remove it or skip it?
  • CrimsọnCrimsọn
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    Opalthira wrote: »
    This game has Secondary passwords
    Bank Passwords
    Item Seals.
    And hackers basically don't exist anymore.
    Besides even if you get hacked all you have to do is send a ticket and it gets resolved.

    Hackers don't care anymore about this game.
  • BuffalosBuffalos
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    THICCthighssavelives wrote: »
    Speaking of the secondary password. Is there any way to remove it or skip it?

    Far as I'm aware of, no there's not.