Valve says around 77,000 Steam accounts are hacked every month

[HEXUS]

So it wants you to start to use its Steam Guard two-factor authentication system.

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[spacein_vader]

As some people won't want to, or can't enable two-factor authentication for some reason,

My reason is their refusal to use a system that works on anything other than iOS & Android devices. If they don't want to develop for other systems that's fine, but at least offer text message codes as an alternative as MS & Google do.

[Jowsey]

As some people won't want to, or can't enable two-factor authentication for some reason,

My reason is their refusal to use a system that works on anything other than iOS & Android devices. If they don't want to develop for other systems that's fine, but at least offer text message codes as an alternative as MS & Google do.

I set up mine a couple weeks ago and could swear you were allowed to just use a mobile number!

[SciFi]

As some people won't want to, or can't enable two-factor authentication for some reason,

My reason is their refusal to use a system that works on anything other than iOS & Android devices. If they don't want to develop for other systems that's fine, but at least offer text message codes as an alternative as MS & Google do.

I set up mine a couple weeks ago and could swear you were allowed to just use a mobile number!

I assume there is a client add to get the auth code... and no Windows Mobile version

[jimbouk]

Email works fine for me...

[jezza9]

Also set mine up using a phone, didn't need any app installed, just the mobile number.

[valhar2000]

Can I disable trading in my account? I have never used it.

[CustardInc]

I've set up both my phone number and the app but steam won't stop strongly recomming setting up a phone number and the app, before letting me do anything with the PC client.
I took your advice! I cannot take your advice any more, stop advising me!

[spacein_vader]

I've set up both my phone number and the app but steam won't stop strongly recomming setting up a phone number and the app, before letting me do anything with the PC client.
I took your advice! I cannot take your advice any more, stop advising me!

This. As for disabling Trading, it makes Valve money so you can't.

[Gerrard]

Whilst I appreciate Valve trying to make Steam more secure, I have no intention of sharing my mobile number with them.

[The Hand]

Valve need to start supporting Windows Phone too.. WP8 has been out for 3 years and there is still no official Steam app for it. Is Gabe on a personal vendetta against Microsoft?

[Vorlon99]

I've been using the Android app for a few months and the Steam guard element of it for a while and its been fine for me and a welcome level of security on a resource (game library) that has cost me many hundreds of pounds.
It's no big chore, and I will be putting it on my sons account and phone shortly too.

[ayandon]

I prefer the Email Security, instate of Steam App.

[virtuo]

I found the mobile app is much quicker for confirming trades than emails, which don't always seem to come through instantly. I always thought that it'd annoy me if my phone wasn't nearby - but then my phone is always nearby (who knows, it might ring one day..!)

[nandor90]

It's not hacked when you give someone your password...

[mattc]

Gah, I'd rather they stick to the more standard authenticator-style codes.. that's good enough for LastPass, Wordpress, GitHub, etc. Or at least have the option to use those style of codes instead of their app.