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

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    moe90@feddit.nl
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      unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de
      wrote on 19 May 2025, 10:04 last edited by
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      Thanks, immediately went to set it up. No issues. Also works properly in combination with keepassxc's TOTP feature.

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        none_dc@lemmy.world
        wrote on 19 May 2025, 11:04 last edited by
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        It's about time!

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          b0nk3rs@lemmy.world
          wrote on 19 May 2025, 11:56 last edited by
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          Thanks for this. Long overdue from GOG.

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            ramble81@lemm.ee
            wrote on 19 May 2025, 12:00 last edited by
            #5

            Now when will Steam do this?

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

              Now when will Steam do this?

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              _spiffy@lemmy.ca
              wrote on 19 May 2025, 13:33 last edited by
              #6

              They do. Just not 3rd party.

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

                Now when will Steam do this?

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                sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                wrote on 19 May 2025, 13:36 last edited by
                #7

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

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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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                  nuxcom_90percent@lemmy.zip
                  wrote on 19 May 2025, 13:41 last edited by nuxcom_90percent@lemmy.zip
                  #8

                  At a glance (haven't enabled yet, will later today), GoG uses the RFC standard TOTP model. This means you can use whatever app you want whether that is the google authenticator that ties it to your cloud account, something related to your password manager (e.g. keepass or bitwarden), or even just a python script you have in a random directory. It gives you control of your 2FA and protects you in the event you lose a device without properly de-authenticating it.

                  Valve use their own model that, to my knowledge, is only accessible through the Steam mobile app. Which is a huge nightmare if you ever have a device stolen/damaged (and is why you back up the recovery code)


                  Just enabled. Yup, bog standard TOTP and they even provide the plaintext key so that I don't have to extract it from a QR code.

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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

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

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

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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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