Authenticater of some type (physical)

[animehasfallen]

Just wanted to know what thoughts about a authenticator that physical, like usb, could be used to access your account without getting steam gaurd on ever new computer or login.

[TastyToast]

if offered id buy one.

[animehasfallen]

Originally posted by TastyToast:

if offered id buy one.

why not release a couple hundred for testing. hell even for testing i'd buy it.

[Bazingarrey]

i agree

[Black Blade]

I think you can do it all ready taking out the cookie for the Steam guard and taking it with you...

[Satoru]

That's great it'll cost your $10

If you live in America

Anywhere else it's more like $60

[Tito Shivan]

Originally posted by Satoru:

That's great it'll cost your $10

If you live in America

Anywhere else it's more like $60

Make that $90 for Australia.
Pray the lord the shipping is not lost in the limbo of a crappy mail delivery system or forever stuck in customs unless you pay additional taxes 'just because' (Welcome to my country)
You lose it? Buy another one. Pray to get it delivered.
You happen to not have it by your side when you're logging in? Have a trading cooldown for failed login...

And what are we going to do when people handle the authenticator codes to the phishers and get their account stolen anyway?

Steam already has a two factor authentication.
A token device will offer no additional security. It will just work giving a fictional sense of security to bad users, like an amulet.
You could deliver Lucky rabbit's foot to users and serve the same purpose to them (for both the security savy an unsavy ones).

[ォジョロ]

Is it that hard to input a 5 letter code from your e-mail?

[Player One]

I personally think Steam Guard authentication is enough - however if they did go down the route authenticating at every login like Blizzard or Google, a mobile authenticator would be best -

Maybe something attached to the Steam mobile application.

[Black Blade]

Originally posted by DamageBot:

I personally think Steam Guard is enough - however if they did go down the route of 2 step authentication, a mobile authenticator would be best -

Maybe something attached to the Steam mobile application.

Steam Guard is a 2 step authentication

[Player One]

Yes, we know. But the OP is asking if it is possible to replace email verification with an authentication system similar to Googles or Microsofts.

[Black Blade]

Originally posted by DamageBot:

Yes, we know. But the OP is asking if it is possible to replace email verification with an authentication system similar to Googles or Microsofts.

ok just from your post it sound like you said there is not 2 step authentication
I guess i just miss understand it

[Player One]

Yeah - Apologies I just re-read my post, edited for clarity.