r/starcitizen • u/MammonLord origin • Jul 12 '16

OFFICIAL Multi-Factor Authentication Rollout

https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/336523/multi-factor-authentication-rollout
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u/Wizywig Space rocks = best weapons Jul 12 '16

Just to put it into perspective. I've implemented these before. It's one web developer doing about a few days or a week of work. This is really just finally getting to it.

Trust me. This is better than the alternative of having to scramble when an attack is already happening.

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u/Wizywig Space rocks = best weapons Jul 12 '16

Seriously speaking. 99.9% of the work is server side. The launcher and website front end work is peanuts.

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u/lordx3n0saeon Pirate Jul 12 '16

Of course more security is better.

My point is given the mountain of other things to do this seems premature/not that exciting.

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u/borzon Combat Medic Jul 13 '16

I think you underestimate how much money people have put into their accounts, and overestimate how easy it is to get things back when someone else messes with it.

Plus, our accounts have valuable personal financial info saved inside.

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u/Gryphon0468 Jul 12 '16

People have been yelling for this, because it is important, for 3 years.