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Steam official app released for Windows mobile devices
- Thread starter Enter the Dragon Punch
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Black Soma
Member
Oh nice, finally. Gonna check this out.
wesleyshark
Banned
Cool! Thank you.
Still using the 1520. Holding out for the Elite X3 I think.
Still using the 1520. Holding out for the Elite X3 I think.
Then Surface Phone
whats this authenticator? I have the steam app on ios but often just use the web page as they seem so similar. I do have to enter a steam guard code via email if I access steam on a different computer/browser, but if there is proper two factor authentication that'd be great.
It's a replacement for the email code. (On a different device, thus presumably more secure)
Crowza
Member
Valve isn't developing it in house, I believe it's the guy who made the unofficial one that developed it for Valve.
Valve would never invalidate their entire 2FA scheme for the sake of customer convenience. Having your PC and the device which receives security codes/verification is the entire point of 2FA security.
The Steam app serves as the 2FA authenticator for Steam Guard, if enabled. In doing so it actually offers two factors of authentication rather than the email-based Steam Guard which isn't actually two-factor authentication as that can be accessed on the same device as your normal Steam client.
Yes, RFC 6238 standard please Valve. Having codes generated in your 2FA app of choice, or password manager would be much more convenient. But I'd also argue this is the reason Valve is not employing RFC 6238 in the first place due to the ease of access to PC emulator apps that'd essentially break the integrity of the 2FA.
stan423321
Member
last time I checked, open standard solutions would help with logging in, but not with market transactions, due to details needing to be displayed. This is the exact reason my bank keeps sending SMSes over unencrypted channels with codes for money transfers, they can throw in part of recipient data, amount of cash etc. Otherwise a hack involving a fake Steam page wouldn't be detectable.
dancrane212
Member
Don't see anything on my end. Is it not yet available in Canada?
Prophet Steve
Member
Sweet, this is one of the few apps I've been missing very much for 2FA.
It took some scrolling after a search query because it is still very new and unpopular.
It took some scrolling after a search query because it is still very new and unpopular.
dancrane212
Member
Found it; searching for "Valve Corporation" worked.
Well that's insecure.
Well it's not meant to be secure, more of a work around for people don't have access to a device the mobile authentication runs on. The guy who created it runs some automated TF2 item trading sites so he built that for his sites/the bots accounts for his site.
wesleyshark
Banned
That pixel-y header logo though lol ...
ashecitism
Member
Yeah, this is made by the guy behind the Unofficial Steam Authenticator: https://www.reddit.com/r/windowspho...to_be_working_on_official_windows_app/d4rrgix