Android/iPhone Authenticator Application

[Zarvlad]

But... but the security of personal information on a cell phone is nearly nonexistent...

Even if you secure it, if you like FFXIV enough to download your confirmation token to a phone, then you probably like it enough to download other applications for the game - which means that all it will take is one fraudulent jackass to trojan horse it off you.

Idk if SE'd be willing to open another hole that might lead to them getting more angry phone calls and fixing more hacked accounts.

Security of a smartphone is as strong as the security YOU you put on it. Also keep in mind that not everyone jailbreak or download unofficial software on their phone. Sorry but if "one fraudulent jackass" trojan something into your smartphone, you probably done something you shouldn't have in the first place or just didn't put any lock password. Same for people who get their WoW account hacked because they believed some hoax e-mail or that woman who lost tons of money because on an e-mail from a Nigerian Prince.

SE wouldn't open any security holes, the authenticator would actually narrow an already opened hole.

The only ones that fall in these are either ignorant (and unfortunately they learn the hard way) or plainly stupid.