Security Token issue: dead battery.

[CrazyCanukk]

i just ordered one of these keys.. now im wondering if i even want to set it up to use it if its this much trouble to get things fixed if it stops working or gets lost ...etc. At least In SWTOR i can login using my 3 security questions and remove the key myself.

[zenmetsu]

i just ordered one of these keys.. now im wondering if i even want to set it up to use it if its this much trouble to get things fixed if it stops working or gets lost ...etc. At least In SWTOR i can login using my 3 security questions and remove the key myself.

Hardware token is more secure than the software one. If someone compromises your phone, they will likely know all of your email accounts and passwords. They can then request a password reset and use the software token to hijack your account. It is safer to have an authentication device that is not physically connected to the network. There would be not problem had the emergency removal password been set, however this option greatly reduces security since it is a simple bypass of the token.

If you set a removal password, make damned sure that you never use that password on other sites and that, if you have to record it anywhere, you do so offline. Don't go putting the password in your email or anything, write it down and put it with your game's user manual if you cannot remember it easily.