Major Security Threat - Authenticator useless

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Major Security Threat - Authenticator useless

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Runtinator

01.29.2012 , 05:02 AM \| #51	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by GHeissi he is wrong. http://www.swtor.com/info/faq/game#308837 Is an EA/Origin account required to play Star Wars: The Old Republic? Yes, an EA/Origin account is required to play The Old Republic. If you created your account on swtor.com after July 21st, 2011, then swtor.com automatically creates a matching EA/Origin account and links the two. If you created your account on swtor.com before July 21st, then swtor.com will link your account with your Origin account (if there is an existing matching account) when you redeem a Pre-Order Code or Product Registration Code. In that same link Is Origin required to play Star Wars: The Old Republic? No. The Origin client is not required to play the Game. Whether you purchased a digital or physical version of the Game, Origin is offered as an optional installation as long as you redeem your official Game Product Registration Code at The Old Republic Code Redemption Center. When you use Origin, you will have one consolidated place from which to see and launch your entire game library.
(had pretend CE key thing here)

duelpad

01.29.2012 , 05:03 AM \| #52	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Mikkeos When the authenticator is active, you need it to go into the 'my Attack on the SWTOR account - fails. The Authenticator works. The account is locked. This is what I thought

Runtinator

01.29.2012 , 05:03 AM \| #53	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Pastorfrog That point is irrelevant to the subject at hand, however. Whether or not someone has a virus, the authenticator should protect the account (which, in this case, it appears it did, though the account was locked for multiple failed entry attempts). And it did. They did not gain access to the swtor account. The hackers tried to login in numerous times without an Auth key, Then bioware locked the account. The Auth key did its job.
(had pretend CE key thing here)

Heliotic

01.29.2012 , 05:03 AM \| #54	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Mikkeos You call the CSR. They ask you for your information. You're out of business since the account info has been changed through the Origin websystem. You call up the CSR, give them your name and address as well as a scan of some ID and they restore access to your account. You can't change the name against the account even if you want to. (My friend mistyped his and is struggling with Bioware right now to fix it.)

Heliotic

01.29.2012 , 05:04 AM \| #55	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Runtinator In that same link Is Origin required to play Star Wars: The Old Republic? No. The Origin client is not required to play the Game. Whether you purchased a digital or physical version of the Game, Origin is offered as an optional installation as long as you redeem your official Game Product Registration Code at The Old Republic Code Redemption Center. When you use Origin, you will have one consolidated place from which to see and launch your entire game library. You might not have the origin client installed, but you still have an origin account. Go to the web site and try it out.

marshalleck

01.29.2012 , 05:04 AM \| #56	Quote
Awesome. Linked accounts bypassing the authenticator is a major security flaw, and yet the Bioware Defense Force kneejerk reaction is to blame the user. Stay classy guys
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Pastorfrog

01.29.2012 , 05:04 AM \| #57	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Runtinator And it did. They did not gain access to the swtor account. The hackers tried to login in numerous times without an Auth key, Then bioware locked the account. The Auth key did its job. Yes, and that's what I said. I was pointing out that arguing over who was at fault for the virus in the first place was irrelevant to the subject at hand.

Runtinator

01.29.2012 , 05:04 AM \| #58	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Heliotic You call up the CSR, give them your name and address as well as a scan of some ID and they restore access to your account. You can't change the name against the account even if you want to. (My friend mistyped his and is struggling with Bioware right now to fix it.) You cant even log into the swtor.com website and change the info without the Auth key.
(had pretend CE key thing here)

Heliotic

01.29.2012 , 05:05 AM \| #59	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by marshalleck Awesome. Linked accounts bypassing the authenticator is a major security flaw, and yet the Bioware Defense Force kneejerk reaction is to blame the user. Stay classy guys It doesn't bypass the authenticator, you still need it to login to the client. I'm not blaming the user, and I agree it's a stupid decision but the authenticator -worked as designed-.

GHeissi

01.29.2012 , 05:06 AM \| #60	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Runtinator In that same link Is Origin required to play Star Wars: The Old Republic? No. The Origin client is not required to play the Game. Whether you purchased a digital or physical version of the Game, Origin is offered as an optional installation as long as you redeem your official Game Product Registration Code at The Old Republic Code Redemption Center. When you use Origin, you will have one consolidated place from which to see and launch your entire game library. My god, learn to read. I did not say that you will need the actual Origin client. I did say that your account will be linked to Origin.

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