aprinsen Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 It looks like the security keys are the same type as wow.Is it possible to use the same key ? or do i have to buy an swtor exclusive one. Also the links given to buy a key lead to nowhere.. is anyone have a location where they can be bought without being part of the CE set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flametwentyone Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 It looks like the security keys are the same type as wow. Is it possible to use the same key ? or do i have to buy an swtor exclusive one. Also the links given to buy a key lead to nowhere.. is anyone have a location where they can be bought without being part of the CE set? Must say this thread made me giggle. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiant Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 HAHAHAHAHHAHA.... No you can't. /end of thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkilZodiac Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 /facepalm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentk Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 No you cannot use the same keyfob you get from Wow... These are tied to servers, servers which belong to Blizzard, not Bioware. I know you were hoping, but come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeebee Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I think this thread has been posted at least twice already, bu the answer stays the same... Not sure if the OP is serious or trolling... The answer to that question is NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackumDog Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Did you know you can use the key fob from a 1970 ford anglia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valatour Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Did you know you can use the key fob from a 1970 ford anglia etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiant Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Did you know you can use the key fob from a 1970 ford anglia Nice, might get me into the 'bonus' wave. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyda Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) No you cannot use the same keyfob you get from Wow... These are tied to servers, servers which belong to Blizzard, not Bioware. I know you were hoping, but come on. Tied to servers? Erm, no. The keys used by Blizzard are just Digipass go 6 authenticators. In theory they would work fine with anything that supports digipass auth keys, not just WoW. http://www.vasco.com/products/digipass/digipass_go_range/digipass_go6.aspx So even though it may sound silly... it is actually a viable question. Edited December 13, 2011 by Cyda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithCrash Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I know you get those keyfobs with the CE version of the game, but as for buying one on their own, I guess they aren't available yet. I'm sure they will be shortly, probably right after launch on the 20th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprinsen Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) Lol .. shows how much people know how these key generators actually work. The key generators actually look (on surface) from the same manufactor and would not be too far fetched to be use the same algorithm.. Ofcourse its far more likely that they use their own independend algorithm. But in the end it would not surprise me at all that the from swtor is exactly the same peice of hardware as the one from WOW. That said linking the key from your wow security key to your swotr account is not that much far fetched as some above make sound. Ofcourse that is assuming .. same manufacturer and same algorithm/implementation used. Thank you for the clarification Cyda Edited December 13, 2011 by aprinsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyda Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thank you for the clarification Cyda You're welcome. I agree they do look they same but like you say it will depend if they are the same model. (i.e. use the same algorithm) Need to get our hands on a CE one to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colobulous Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 You're welcome. I agree they do look they same but like you say it will depend if they are the same model. (i.e. use the same algorithm) Need to get our hands on a CE one to check. It'd depend on sharing the algorithm and the serial database. Is it doable? Absolutely. Will they do it? For various reasons, no, no they will not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprinsen Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 If they are a Digipass Go 6 type then it should work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprinsen Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 I tried to input mine serial in there.. The error i got was Sorry, we couldn't find your serial number. Try again? but it seems they only serial keys to be entered that they have sold.. They probably simply don't allow you to use keys bought through other distributors .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightglade Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 The key generators actually look (on surface) from the same manufactor and would not be too far fetched to be use the same algorithm.. Ofcourse its far more likely that they use their own independend algorithm. But in the end it would not surprise me at all that the from swtor is exactly the same peice of hardware as the one from WOW. That said linking the key from your wow security key to your swotr account is not that much far fetched as some above make sound. Ofcourse that is assuming .. same manufacturer and same algorithm/implementation used. The working of the fobs is well known. Theirs actually two main types from Verisign/Digipass. One is time based and changes each 30 seconds. The other changes each activation. Verisign's model requires payments to them for their authentication service. Google has released the specs for a new and free, open model they are hoping that will gain traction. It has already received praise in the security field for its ease of use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithCrash Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Perhaps a more relevant question is, do these key fobs work the way the WoW ones did originally, or the way they work now... In other words, do you have to enter the key code every time you log in, or only when you log in from a new PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colobulous Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Perhaps a more relevant question is, do these key fobs work the way the WoW ones did originally, or the way they work now... In other words, do you have to enter the key code every time you log in, or only when you log in from a new PC? That's not a key fob issue, that's an issue for the log-in server, which can be set anyway they damn well like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightglade Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I tried to input mine serial in there.. The error i got was but it seems they only serial keys to be entered that they have sold.. They probably simply don't allow you to use keys bought through other distributors .. Each authenticator has a unique identifying serial number that is matched up to database entry. Each game will have a serial number range that their customers are using. When you submitted your code, your account did not have a fob associated with it. Nothing to verify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightglade Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Perhaps a more relevant question is, do these key fobs work the way the WoW ones did originally, or the way they work now... In other words, do you have to enter the key code every time you log in, or only when you log in from a new PC? That would depend on how the Devs set up authentication. They could require you to enter the additional security code each log-in or they could take RIFT's way and just require the code when your IP address doesn't match the address they have on record. PS. Gmail has been tracking log-in IP addresses of each user for years. You can see the last 5 log-in adresses that have accessed your e-mail account! Woot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprinsen Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 the ability to lock your logins to a static IP(s)would be nice indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valatour Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Will my front door key open up my next door neighbours front door too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colobulous Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Will my front door key open up my next door neighbours front door too? It's certainly possible. I know a family that has done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amilherix Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I know you get those keyfobs with the CE version of the game, but as for buying one on their own, I guess they aren't available yet. I'm sure they will be shortly, probably right after launch on the 20th. I was looking into that yesterday, and they are on sale as of yesterday (that I know of) http://www.swtor.com/info/security-key $4.00 + S&H ($2.50 for me) = $6.50. Not too bad. I tried my authenticator too, out of whim, got the serial number error too. Oh well, that serial number range is for Blizzard. Was worth trying because I'm a cheap SOB =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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