Suggestion to Further Improve Account Security

Bob Slydell

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2007

I was just thinking about this. Your account keeps a log of who logs onto it, mostly you with your IP address. What if they made it so that, your account gets used to an IP address (yours) and then when it differs (like a hacker on a different IP) the account stops after you successful log in (not letting you get to your characters) until you answer a safe security question that a hacker would never know about yourself.

That is all.

Cuilan

Cuilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2008

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IP addresses can change, sadly. There would have to be a way to tell the game your IP address changed. As for the question, that's how people get cracked...

Bob Slydell

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2007

I wasn't aware that they changed. Are you sure you don't mean local dhcp addresses? I've had this comcast adddress since 05.....same since

Narcin

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2007

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chrisworld View Post
I wasn't aware that they changed. Are you sure you don't mean local dhcp addresses? I've had this comcast adddress since 05.....same since
there are different types of IP addresses.... dynamic IPs change and static IPs remain the same

Bob Slydell

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Narcin View Post
there are different types of IP addresses.... dynamic IPs change and static IPs remain the same
I know I just didn't think they were in use by ISPs...I only deal with dhcp on local networks

Chthon

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Apr 2007

This would be fine if (a) people with dynamic IP's that change all the time could simply turn the feature off, and (b) when your long-term IP changes, you could enter a new "normal IP" after correctly answering the question.

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Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Rubbing Potassium on water fountains.

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N/A

<---Dynamic IP
So your suggestion would be a bit of a pain...but as an optional feature...or as one person suggested a large ip range so I'd be fine but someone from another country or a different region of the US couldn't log in without a security question...