Security issue, Putting your computer to sleep does not require re-login.

[EmiriiMei]

Time: Any
Frequency: Always
World name: Any
Character name: Any
NPC name: Any
Monster name: Any
Class/Level: Any
Party or solo: Any
In-game time: Any
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Steps:
1. Fully log into FFXIV with your character
2. Doze off, let Fiance put your computer to sleep when your not looking
3. Wake computer and tab back into FFXIV
4. A 9000 error occurs. Press OK
5. Re-select any character and log back in again, no passwords, no authentication.

The amount of time required does not matter. You could have your computer asleep for a few hours, to a week and it will still let you log back in on your character. I see this becoming a security issue when there may be malicious people sharing computers, such as in a dorm or brother/sister disputes.


PC Specs
-=-=-=-=- System Information -=-=-=-=-
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name EMYLEE-PC
System Manufacturer MSI
System Model MS-7823
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 3501 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. V3.4, 9/18/2013
SMBIOS Version 2.8
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
User Name Emylee-PC\Emylee
Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 7.93 GB
Available Physical Memory 4.72 GB
Total Virtual Memory 15.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 11.0 GB
Page File Space 7.93 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

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[Merryl]

Shared computers should have separate accounts i might add.
Never let anyone casually use the admin account when you can just add standard user account in under 2 minutes.

[EmiriiMei]

Agreed, but you'd be suprised how people use their computers. lol

[Kaisha]

Better start using a lock screen. The point of the game keeping you logged in via the launcher client is so you can jump back in quicker after a connection lost, without having to re-authenticate your username/password every time.