Get a Token!!!

Hey!

So im seeing a lot of threads of people saying their accounts got hacked....well....do you think it'll be a lot safer if you had a security token? And im not talking about the software/app token either...I mean a physical one...I have one and all i can say is im glad i did after seeing all these posts :cool:

Update: just so everyone is aware the point of this post is to let players know there are ways to enhance the security of your account...SE tried to address this issue and have given some pointers regarding these concerns

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...f-Your-Account

There have been posts about people with tokens getting hacked.

The only thread I've seen about someone with a token getting hacked was when the token was deactivated and it was hacked in the mean time. I've never seen a thread where someone who had an active token got hacked.

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Originally Posted by Amberion

There have been posts about people with tokens getting hacked.

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Really? Honestly, I haven't. Would be great if you could link one.

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Originally Posted by A-Shock

Really? Honestly, I haven't. Would be great if you could link one.

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Can't really remember when it was, but think it was back during early access or close to it.

I was going to say...the physical token is a Citrix key similar to the one i use for work so unless they can physically obtain my serial number from it im sure im safe....I heard those with software/app tokens getting hacked but thats about it

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Originally Posted by Amberion

There have been posts about people with tokens getting hacked.

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It is possible to get hacked with security token, however that will require an intervention of a middleman with access to your pc while typing in token number

I agree that Keychain Token is best.

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Originally Posted by Amberion

There have been posts about people with tokens getting hacked.

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So far I've only seen two such threads, the first one was where the person removed the token and their account was hacked before they applied a new one. The second was a person who claimed that they had a security token added but it was later discovered that they hadn't.

As far as I'm aware the Security Token is still secure and hasn't been compromised.

I'd love to get a token, really I would. But SE is making that near impossible.

I've since lost the token from 1.0. After much run around, SE finally lifted the restriction so I could log in without one. However, it's still listed as registered in SE's account management. So when I tried to add my new token, it wants me to manually remove the old token. To do that, I need a one time password from the old token. Thus, I can't use a token at all.