Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[PSA: Steam Guard now available to all Steam users]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/17/psa-steam-guard-now-available-to-all-steam-users/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/17/psa-steam-guard-now-available-to-all-steam-users/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/17/psa-steam-guard-now-available-to-all-steam-users/#comments The Steam Guard system (which uses identity tech to warn you when anyone tries to log in to your Steam account from a different computer) is now available for all users, according to the official website. Previously, it was only being tested by certain users (including Gabe Newell, who even posted his password online during GDC), but now anyone with a Steam account can give it a try.

To use the service, you just need to update Steam to the latest version, make sure you have a verified email associated with your account, then just restart Steam. Then, any time you log in from a new computer, Steam will send an email with a code that you'll need to enter to use the service. If you get an email for a computer you didn't log in from, someone else is trying to access your account. Pretty easy -- now no one will be able to play with your Torchlight characters but you.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>computeridentityintelpcsteamsteam-guardThu, 17 Mar 2011 02:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Steam Guard gets the ultimate test: Gabe Newell makes his password public]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/04/steam-guard-gets-the-ultimate-test-gabe-newell-makes-his-passwo/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/04/steam-guard-gets-the-ultimate-test-gabe-newell-makes-his-passwo/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/04/steam-guard-gets-the-ultimate-test-gabe-newell-makes-his-passwo/#comments How secure is Steam Guard? Valve's Gabe Newell must think it's pretty darn airtight, because he posted his Steam account email and password for the world to see during GDC.

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JoystiqSteam Guard gets the ultimate test: Gabe Newell makes his password public originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>gabe-newellgdc-2011macpcsteamsteam-guardvalveFri, 04 Mar 2011 16:50:00 EST<![CDATA[Valve introduces Steam Guard to fight account phishing and hijacking]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/03/valve-introduces-steam-guard-to-fight-acount-phishing-and-hijack/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/03/valve-introduces-steam-guard-to-fight-acount-phishing-and-hijack/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/03/valve-introduces-steam-guard-to-fight-acount-phishing-and-hijack/#comments What's Steam's "number one support issue" according to Valve's Gabe Newell? "Account phishing and hijacking," says the boss. In an effort to combat the theft of digital goods, Valve has announced Steam Guard, a new service that allows users to restrict account management to a specific Intel-powered PC.

Using Intel Identity Protection Technology (IPT), a hardware-based feature available in second generation Intel Core processors, Steam Guard users will be notified whenever a different PC attempts to log into or modify their account settings. This should give Steam users "the account security they need as they purchase more and more digital goods," said the filthy rich Newell.

Because Steam Guard is hardware-reliant, the service will not be available to all Steam users. Still, Valve's Doug Lombardi expects "to see widespread adoption of hardware-based security like Intel IPT by other service providers" in the future. "If as a customer you are buying movies, music, games, or digital goods, you want to know that they are more secure than your physical goods."

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JoystiqValve introduces Steam Guard to fight account phishing and hijacking originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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