new option to prevent hackers

[Raminroosh]

steam should add an option where your account is only availible to your computer. this option would prevent hackers from getting into your account and taking all your stuff. You are not allowed to sign into another computer from a different location, this option would be very helpful in case you get hacked.

[Yasahi]

It would still need a way to undo without having access to said computer. Which would then bring us back to where we're now. You don't get hacked, you get phished and give away your credentials. Said credentials are then used to hijack your account.

All your suggestion does is add another thing they would get rid off, so possibly slowing them a bit.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

引用自 Raminroosh：

steam should add an option where your account is only availible to your computer. this option would prevent hackers from getting into your account and taking all your stuff. You are not allowed to sign into another computer from a different location, this option would be very helpful in case you get hacked.

What is the "prevention" step of your suggestion?

[Gwarsbane]

引用自 Raminroosh：

steam should add an option where your account is only availible to your computer. this option would prevent hackers from getting into your account and taking all your stuff. You are not allowed to sign into another computer from a different location, this option would be very helpful in case you get hacked.

So what happens if your system suddenly dies? Let me guess, you can unlock it right? Well that means the "hackers" can unlock it if they get into your e-mail.

Locking it to certain hardware is a bad idea, locking it to your IP is pointless as that can change easily.

The problem is that there is no one "hacking" into steam accounts. They are phishing the information out of people, as in asking them for the info and its willingly given over for any number of reasons. "I'm an admin of steam we have info that you have fake items in your account, I need to log into your account to check for fake items" or going to some website that wants all your login info for steam so that they can connect the 2 accounts, or a website that looks identical to steam, asking you for all the info so that you can log in and asking you for the specific keys to get in.

What you suggest will do nothing to stop people having their accounts hijacked.

[cinedine]

Seriously, what do people think Steam Guard does?

Accounts don't get hacked by some magic. People give away their 2FA token which is explicitely meant to prevent unauthorized access.

This suggerstion falls flat for a very simple reason: people change devices all the time. That's where the Steam Guard code comes into play: to prove you are still the owner.

[Roday]

引用自 cinedine：

Seriously, what do people think Steam Guard does?

Accounts don't get hacked by some magic. People give away their 2FA token which is explicitely meant to prevent unauthorized access..

Well,most of these victims too embarrassed to admit their mistakes
So the easiest way=blame the system

Not really a new thing in our human society

[Jessie]

引用自 Raminroosh：

steam should add an option where your account is only availible to your computer. this option would prevent hackers from getting into your account and taking all your stuff. You are not allowed to sign into another computer from a different location, this option would be very helpful in case you get hacked.

If the hacker logs in first... now you are locked out ?
If your computer stops working ?
If you want to play on another PC ?

What is wrong with the current authentication system ?

[Night]

引用自 Raminroosh：

steam should add an option where your account is only availible to your computer. this option would prevent hackers from getting into your account and taking all your stuff. You are not allowed to sign into another computer from a different location, this option would be very helpful in case you get hacked.

How would locking an account to a PC help at all?

If anything it would probably cause more steam support contacts because users would want to be able to access their Steam account from a different PC.

I honestly can't see how device-locked accounts would make anything "more secure".

[Jessie]

The only way this would work is similar to how google detects and blocks logins from know blacklisted ip's with their "Suspicious sign in prevented". idk if steam does that already

[Supafly]

So many issues as there are sooooo many ways you'd lose access and then need to unlock your lock.

Sorry you can't log in via a tablet, phone or other computer for anything. That means you can't use any third party site either as they would have a different computer and likely a different Country.

There would need to be an unblock process just as there is a way to recover an account. If there wasn't Valve would be in serious legal issues. As there would need to be an unblock function hijackers could unblock it making the whole system a waste of time.

What happens when I move home? Still using same system yet because the IP is different I could get blocked. Not saying Valve would tie IP into System information but their are sites that think I'm using a new computer when I'm using a new VPN IP address.

What happens when my computer dies?
What happens happens when I have to wipe and reinstall my OS? Yes that'll show as a NEW system. I can actually look up how many times in the last decade I've reinstalled an OS because my Antivirus account shows every system I've authorised it to be active on. 3 devices max so I have to untick my system that was wiped and activate the fresh OS install for it to work. Doesn't matter if the IP, account or computer name is the same. They are all treated as a new system.

I said Hijackers because you said hackers when Steam accounts are not hacked. Thats what Steam Guard prevents. Account are not hacked. They are hijacked by morons voluntarily giving their security information to dodgy phishing sites. THEY give away their accounts. Nothing Valve or anyone else implement will prevent account compromises while users GIVE strangers their keys.

We already have Steam Guard and mobile authenticator to help protect the morons. I for one do not want something else to protect me when I'm not stupid enough to give my information away in the first place. You can't fix PEBKAC

[CatG0d]

2 step auth is the best thing.
Use the steam application on a secured mobile device with a strong password.
Same thing goes for your phone as it does for your PC.
Dont download shady stuff, think twice before you decide to login on gibmelogindetail .pls

Your account is secured by high HIGH standards.
The 2 step auth system is designed to be epic :)

[Tito Shivan]

引用自 Raminroosh：

steam should add an option where your account is only availible to your computer. this option would prevent hackers from getting into your account and taking all your stuff.

Many hacks happen from within your very own computer.

[Jizzbeard The Pirate]

I think an amazing thing Steam should do, is charge $$ for new accounts. Would really discourage people cheating on multiple accounts, or buying stolen ones for like $2 or $5....sucks if you get hacked. But TBH good anti-virus isn't expensive, and these days phishing and other scams are so obvious

[Jessie]

引用自 Shrek Wazowski：

I think an amazing thing Steam should do, is charge $$ for new accounts. Would really discourage people cheating on multiple accounts, or buying stolen ones for like $2 or $5....sucks if you get hacked. But TBH good anti-virus isn't expensive, and these days phishing and other scams are so obvious

Free antivirus works, and combined with having some sense of responsibility is all that's needed

[Gwarsbane]

引用自 Shrek Wazowski：

I think an amazing thing Steam should do, is charge $$ for new accounts. Would really discourage people cheating on multiple accounts, or buying stolen ones for like $2 or $5....sucks if you get hacked. But TBH good anti-virus isn't expensive, and these days phishing and other scams are so obvious

Charging money is not a deterrent to cheaters, how do I know this, because before CSGO went free, it was 20 bucks and there was still lots of repeat cheaters. They just made a new account, bought the game again and kept on cheating.

So no, requiring money won't stop cheaters.

And the scams are obvious to people who know better, people would don't know better get scammed by the stupidest stuff like "Hi I'm a steam admin, I need to log into your account because we have had reports that you have fake items, so I need to check them, give your your login info and the security code that comes up and I'll check the items."

Yes there are people that fall for that. And no we can't just let them because then their accounts are used to scam others. and so on.

[Judgmental Amaterasu]

引用自 Shrek Wazowski：

I think an amazing thing Steam should do, is charge $$ for new accounts. Would really discourage people cheating on multiple accounts, or buying stolen ones for like $2 or $5....sucks if you get hacked. But TBH good anti-virus isn't expensive, and these days phishing and other scams are so obvious

Except the price of purchasing games on the new account ALREADY doesn't deter them.