One time password /sigh

[Sove92]

Just curious, is there an emergency removal password for those that have the hardware token?

I ask because I got my hardware token when they first started offering them with FFXI. It must be 7 years old. Gonna die sometime soon >.<

The hardware tokens don't have emergency removal passwords. About the battery dying, I think they have a low battery warning, because SE does mention you should change the token as soon as the battery starts to run out, and there is no other way to know it's running low, other than a low battery warning.

passwords & credit card numbers are encrypted, salted & hashed.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ords-hour.html So much for password hashes and 16-character passwords. Your password is secure only as long as the hashes are not in cracker hands.

[kidvideo]

So much for password hashes and 16-character passwords. Your password is secure only as long as the hashes are not in cracker hands.

That article was a journalistic experiment, not what happened to Sony. Security breeches happen, change your password... & move on. This is part the reason SE has designed restrictions on the items in the game. Like spirit bonding, no trade, etc... There's no incentive to hack an account where the hacker would be forced to register their licensed copy to the account, for gear they can't steal & is worth only a few gil at best.

[BunnyChain]

Just curious, is there an emergency removal password for those that have the hardware token?

What would be the method to gain access if your token stops working?

I've tried to figure this out before but could not.

EXAMPLE: https://secure.square-enix.com/accou...vc/coercioncan

This removal form only references the soft-token. What if you have a hardware token? Odd there is no corresponding form.

I ask because I got my hardware token when they first started offering them with FFXI. It must be 7 years old. Gonna die sometime soon >.<

Maybe you can generate one and write it down for later use? Not sure if a code stays usable for a long time though...

[Vallug]

Where is the code in case something goes wrong?I cant find it.

[valho]

Just curious, is there an emergency removal password for those that have the hardware token?

What would be the method to gain access if your token stops working?

I've tried to figure this out before but could not.

EXAMPLE: https://secure.square-enix.com/accou...vc/coercioncan

This removal form only references the soft-token. What if you have a hardware token? Odd there is no corresponding form.

I ask because I got my hardware token when they first started offering them with FFXI. It must be 7 years old. Gonna die sometime soon >.<

You will need to login to Square Enix Account Management to remove the physical token but once removed you can't use it anymore. can read more about it here

Where is the code in case something goes wrong?I cant find it.

Login to Square Enix Account Management, you will see it once you are login.

The instruction for emergency password removal is also sent to your email address, so emm check you email every time you register something then you won't miss it.

[madolyn]

i had this problem a few weeks ago and i lost my emergency removal password. I just did a live chat with support and they removed it within 5 minutes and i was able to play again.

[Rosy]

The hardware token has a key on the back which you use to access your account to remove it when the battery runs low.

[Kuroyuki-Hime]

I recommend buying a hardware token. I've used and still use some software tokens but not SEs one because the required permissions are too much. Example:

Battle.net Authenticator: No special permissions needed for this app
SE software token: Camera/Microphone (uses at least on of following elements:camera/microphone); HardwareID&Phone information (App can access your phone number and hardware ID, is able to check when you do a call and read the remote number)


Why does a software token need to know when I have a call and with whom? And what feature requires it to turn on my mic/cam??

Hardware token costs 10$.