Steam Guard Announced

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[br]Valve has announced a new Steam feature called Steam Guard, which it says will give users with Intel processors a greatly increased account security.[br]

This feature requires a PC supporting Intel's Identity Protection Technology, which can be found in its new second-generation 'Sandy Bridge' Core processors. It allows users to link the management of their account to a specific PC, and the user will be notified if someone on an authorised system attempts to log in or change their details which will make attempts to modify or change account settings by any other PC impossible without the user's approval. Gabe Newell said:

"With Intel's IPT and Steam Guard, we've taken a big step towards giving customers the account security they need as they purchase more and more digital goods."

Steam Guard is available to third parties to incorporate into their own applications through Steamworks.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

*Uses AMD*

 

[Shakermaker]

*Uses AMD*

Same. Plus I have Steam installed on two computers.

 

[ríomhaire]

Interesting, but when are they going to announce Steam Live, or Steam Stream or Steam Pipe or whatever they're going to call their Onlive system!?

 

[Ren.182]

Same. Plus I have Steam installed on two computers.

You can still use it on multiple computers, just any changes such as password changes need to be authorised on the main PC.

Think I'll be using it.

 

[Acepilotf14]

Obviously Intel users need a little more help keeping their account safe.

 

[comradesean]

Just hope this technology isn't used in the future to lock our games to a single system. -_-

Oh well, at least Steam isn't evil yet.

 

[DEATH eVADER]

Thats a good idea, but what if the Admin's processor melts?

 

[Bakurei]

That really took long... I remember reading, around the time steam was released, about Intel building hardware based security for gaming. Although that system was to prevent cheating, sort of hardware based VAC.

 

[Apocalypse89]

Sounds like a good idea as long as:

1. It's optional, for people who often switch computers or just don't like the idea of Steam being restricted to a single machine.

2. Provisions are made for suddenly losing the controlling machine.

 

[Kyorisu]

A 50c fob that generates a key to change user data would have been better. Limiting the account security options to the machine is stupid when you can limit those options to the person with a physical device that costs SFA to make.

Tips to not be a noob.
1. Use a secure password like ]}2YMis3)<1js(]HG0N_
2. Unique passwords for every account you have.
3. ???
4. Never lose an account ever unless some random site has broken security in which case you only lose that account and not your entire online identity.

 

[Paulaner]

Just hope this technology isn't used in the future to lock our games to a single system.

First thing I thought.