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You can now use authenticator apps to keep your GOG account secure!

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  • S sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    19 May 2025, 13:36

    What does GOG's 2FA do that Steam's 2FA doesn't?

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    ramble81@lemm.ee
    wrote on 19 May 2025, 13:41 last edited by
    #9

    Unless I’m missing something, Steam only does code to email 2FA, not an actual TOTP app

    U S 2 Replies Last reply 19 May 2025, 14:17
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    • S sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      19 May 2025, 13:36

      What does GOG's 2FA do that Steam's 2FA doesn't?

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      ulrich@feddit.org
      wrote on 19 May 2025, 14:16 last edited by ulrich@feddit.org
      #10

      It presumably works with a normal TOTP app.

      E: confirmed it works

      S 1 Reply Last reply 19 May 2025, 15:38
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      • R ramble81@lemm.ee
        19 May 2025, 13:41

        Unless I’m missing something, Steam only does code to email 2FA, not an actual TOTP app

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        ulrich@feddit.org
        wrote on 19 May 2025, 14:17 last edited by
        #11

        They have TOTP but only in their app.

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        • U ulrich@feddit.org
          19 May 2025, 14:17

          They have TOTP but only in their app.

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          ramble81@lemm.ee
          wrote on 19 May 2025, 14:44 last edited by
          #12

          So effectively, they don’t do what GOG is doing.

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          • R ramble81@lemm.ee
            19 May 2025, 14:44

            So effectively, they don’t do what GOG is doing.

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            ulrich@feddit.org
            wrote on 19 May 2025, 14:53 last edited by
            #13

            Not exactly, no

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              19 May 2025, 09:25
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              antibullyranger@ani.social
              wrote on 19 May 2025, 15:32 last edited by antibullyranger@ani.social
              #14

              2FA (Time-based One-Time Password) login

              Gog, how are you even securing accounts?
              You mean securing access to accounts through 3rd party TOTP, which again, isn't sessioning access authenticatively. We already invented that.

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              • U ulrich@feddit.org
                19 May 2025, 14:16

                It presumably works with a normal TOTP app.

                E: confirmed it works

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                sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                wrote on 19 May 2025, 15:38 last edited by
                #15

                Steam works with a normal TOTP app for me, hell, it works with two normal TOTP apps for me

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                • R ramble81@lemm.ee
                  19 May 2025, 13:41

                  Unless I’m missing something, Steam only does code to email 2FA, not an actual TOTP app

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                  sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                  wrote on 19 May 2025, 15:56 last edited by
                  #16

                  Steam works with a normal TOTP app for me, hell, it works with two normal TOTP apps for me

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                  • S sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                    19 May 2025, 15:56

                    Steam works with a normal TOTP app for me, hell, it works with two normal TOTP apps for me

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                    ramble81@lemm.ee
                    wrote on 19 May 2025, 16:14 last edited by
                    #17

                    Teach a brother how? I swear I couldn’t find it anywhere in the account settings.

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                    • R ramble81@lemm.ee
                      19 May 2025, 12:00

                      Now when will Steam do this?

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                      goretantath@lemm.ee
                      wrote on 19 May 2025, 16:27 last edited by
                      #18

                      Idk why people think they cant add steam, i have it in my Aegis app.

                      S M 2 Replies Last reply 20 May 2025, 06:37
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                      • S sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                        19 May 2025, 15:38

                        Steam works with a normal TOTP app for me, hell, it works with two normal TOTP apps for me

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                        ulrich@feddit.org
                        wrote on 19 May 2025, 16:28 last edited by
                        #19

                        I'm pretty sure it doesn't but I'll bite: How did you set that up?

                        S 1 Reply Last reply 19 May 2025, 16:52
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                        • R ramble81@lemm.ee
                          19 May 2025, 16:14

                          Teach a brother how? I swear I couldn’t find it anywhere in the account settings.

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                          sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                          wrote on 19 May 2025, 16:30 last edited by sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                          #20

                          I don't quite remember how to get the TOTP secret from the Steam app (they could in fact take notes from GOG here), iirc you have to extract it from the Android app via adb;
                          but once you have it, if this GitHub comment is correct you simply have to set the code size to 5 digits.

                          If your phone has a rooted Android install, I found this guide.

                          ... I swear when I did it, it wasn't this hard ._.

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                          • U ulrich@feddit.org
                            19 May 2025, 16:28

                            I'm pretty sure it doesn't but I'll bite: How did you set that up?

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                            sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                            wrote on 19 May 2025, 16:52 last edited by
                            #21

                            I don't recall, I've set it up a few years ago - I've been trying to look for instructions for another comment, but it seems that they made it VERY difficult for people without rooted Android to obtain the TOTP secret.

                            Though it is RFC 6238 compliant, using 5 digits instead of 6.

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                            • B b0nk3rs@lemmy.world
                              19 May 2025, 11:56

                              Thanks for this. Long overdue from GOG.

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                              majesticelevator@lemmy.zip
                              wrote on 19 May 2025, 17:01 last edited by
                              #22

                              Their platform is really outdated. Can’t even edit or remove a game review without contacting support. It’s dumb. They’re losing precious time because of this

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                              • S sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                                19 May 2025, 16:52

                                I don't recall, I've set it up a few years ago - I've been trying to look for instructions for another comment, but it seems that they made it VERY difficult for people without rooted Android to obtain the TOTP secret.

                                Though it is RFC 6238 compliant, using 5 digits instead of 6.

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                                ulrich@feddit.org
                                wrote on 19 May 2025, 17:05 last edited by ulrich@feddit.org
                                #23

                                Okay, let's say there's currently no native support for normal TOTP, mostly because Steam doesn't give you access to your TOTP key.

                                S 1 Reply Last reply 19 May 2025, 17:11
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                                • U ulrich@feddit.org
                                  19 May 2025, 17:05

                                  Okay, let's say there's currently no native support for normal TOTP, mostly because Steam doesn't give you access to your TOTP key.

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                                  sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                                  wrote on 19 May 2025, 17:11 last edited by
                                  #24

                                  That much I can agree with at this point.

                                  Actually, it's arguably even worse - it's not that Steam doesn't support normal TOTP, it's that Steam goes out of their way to prevent TOTP from being used without switching to an entirely new algorithm.

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                                  • S sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                                    19 May 2025, 17:11

                                    That much I can agree with at this point.

                                    Actually, it's arguably even worse - it's not that Steam doesn't support normal TOTP, it's that Steam goes out of their way to prevent TOTP from being used without switching to an entirely new algorithm.

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                                    ulrich@feddit.org
                                    wrote on 19 May 2025, 17:15 last edited by ulrich@feddit.org
                                    #25

                                    Could be worse. GOG's approach is super annoying, and a lot of platforms (like fucking Apple) actually require the use of insecure and invasive SMS verification. And as far as I know Steam hasn't been hit with any data breaches since 2011.

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                                      19 May 2025, 09:25
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                                      baatliwala@lemmy.world
                                      wrote on 19 May 2025, 17:15 last edited by
                                      #26

                                      About time

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                                        purplemonkeymad@programming.dev
                                        wrote on 19 May 2025, 17:17 last edited by
                                        #27

                                        Thanks, and added.

                                        Although it would have been nice if I could "upgrade" from email based 2step instead of having to disable it.

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                                        • U ulrich@feddit.org
                                          19 May 2025, 17:15

                                          Could be worse. GOG's approach is super annoying, and a lot of platforms (like fucking Apple) actually require the use of insecure and invasive SMS verification. And as far as I know Steam hasn't been hit with any data breaches since 2011.

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                                          sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                                          wrote on 19 May 2025, 17:31 last edited by
                                          #28

                                          require the use of insecure and invasive SMS verification

                                          My honest reaction:

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