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  1. 04-13-2012 12:12 PM #1
    Chardrizard
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    Quote Originally Posted by StateAlchemist View Post
    I can see the threads now:

    "My phone was hacked and someone stole my FFXIV account info!"
    It's for authentication codes, they dont store your account info.
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  2. 04-13-2012 12:34 PM #2
    StateAlchemist
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chardrizard View Post
    It's for authentication codes, they dont store your account info.
    Cracking a password is easy. The point of an authenticator is to prevent someone from easily hacking your account. Hence why it is a completely separate device instead of software on your PC or your phone, etc. If someone hacks your phone they have your authenticator, your personal information, and it's not a far stretch to figure out from there your e-mail, your user name, hack your password, then bam account compromised.

    Of course the likeliness of this happening is slim, but still. A separate piece of hardware is way more secure then a software version.
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