2011-02-04, 12:22 AM
(This post was last modified: 2011-02-04, 02:00 AM by Mr.Amazing.)
Hey everyone,
I'm usually just a lurker around here, but I signed up to let you know that you should tweet Nexon asap.
Why? Nexon is having a "Security Awareness February" event this month and is asking people to tweet them @Maplestory with suggestions on how to keep accounts safe. This is our chance to let Nexon know that we need and want authenticators for our accounts. Don't know what an authenticator is? Google it in relation to other games like WoW, etc. I'm not going to go into a lengthy explanation since I'm typing this from my iPhone. Basically what authenticators do is give you a unique code (kind of like a PIC) that you will need to log in your account.
N00b: "But wait, why on earth would we need more codes to mezmorize?!"
The good thing about these codes are that they refresh about every 60 secs and change making it nearly impossible for hackers to crack it.
Many other games have implemented this into either physical authenticators that you can purchase for around $5 or even have a free mobile authenticator app for your iPhone or droid. Nexon has already had success developing an app for Maplestory, so we all know that this is possible and within their scope of development.
Tweet them something simple such as "Please give us authenticators!!1" or something simple. You could even post on their FaceBook page or the Nexon forums like other people have. It's simple, Nexon won't take any action unless the community demands it!!
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TLDR: tweet @Maplestory saying you want an authentication app for your mobile device. They are taking suggestions! If we had authenticators then there would be NO need for their "Account Security Awareness Month". Important: make sure to include #MapleSecurity in your tweet or it will most likely not be read!!
It literally takes a minute to make a twitter account. If this is something you want, PLEASE take some time to make an account just to tweet them. You never have to touch it again afterwards if you are that opposed to using twitter. If we keep quiet about this, Nexon will do nothing. It is better to try to get these implemented now rather then just stay quiet and never get them at all.
I'm usually just a lurker around here, but I signed up to let you know that you should tweet Nexon asap.
Why? Nexon is having a "Security Awareness February" event this month and is asking people to tweet them @Maplestory with suggestions on how to keep accounts safe. This is our chance to let Nexon know that we need and want authenticators for our accounts. Don't know what an authenticator is? Google it in relation to other games like WoW, etc. I'm not going to go into a lengthy explanation since I'm typing this from my iPhone. Basically what authenticators do is give you a unique code (kind of like a PIC) that you will need to log in your account.
N00b: "But wait, why on earth would we need more codes to mezmorize?!"
The good thing about these codes are that they refresh about every 60 secs and change making it nearly impossible for hackers to crack it.
Dark Link Wrote:EDIT: Forgot to mention how the authenticator servers work. You only have 60sec to enter your randomized number code. After the allotted time has passed, the code becomes invalid and will not register no matter what you do.
Many other games have implemented this into either physical authenticators that you can purchase for around $5 or even have a free mobile authenticator app for your iPhone or droid. Nexon has already had success developing an app for Maplestory, so we all know that this is possible and within their scope of development.
Tweet them something simple such as "Please give us authenticators!!1" or something simple. You could even post on their FaceBook page or the Nexon forums like other people have. It's simple, Nexon won't take any action unless the community demands it!!
**
TLDR: tweet @Maplestory saying you want an authentication app for your mobile device. They are taking suggestions! If we had authenticators then there would be NO need for their "Account Security Awareness Month". Important: make sure to include #MapleSecurity in your tweet or it will most likely not be read!!
It literally takes a minute to make a twitter account. If this is something you want, PLEASE take some time to make an account just to tweet them. You never have to touch it again afterwards if you are that opposed to using twitter. If we keep quiet about this, Nexon will do nothing. It is better to try to get these implemented now rather then just stay quiet and never get them at all.