Security question before entering your account

[NedFighter 408]

When your account is hacked, hackers can enter and spend crystals on MU-s, paints and other.

 

My idea is:

 

When you type your nickname and password, an pop-up window will appear with the question you setup via e-mail adress:

 

Example:

 

"BEFORE ENTERING YOUR ACCOUNT, ANSWER THE QUESTION"

 

Question: Your favorite food?

Answer: ________________

 

 

Write your opinion below!

[dilsharox 2,395]

what if i forgot the answer?

if i have linked my acc with an email i could contact help@ to get my acc back

[T.O.T.A.L.W.A.R 581]

I barely remember my very long password so adding a sec question every time i login is too much.

However a sec question may be used if you forgot ur password or ur account was hacked.

[beaku 2,656]

Asking question is good when you forget the password. It will also be a good idea to ask the question once in while so we don't forget the answer :p

But it won't be necessary to ask the question on every log in.

[Meowmix56 174]

I'd love to have this added layer of security.  Perhaps a similar process to steam, where it records your ip as safe but every new ip that your account logs into requires verification.  I wouldn't be opposed to e-mail verification in lieu of a security question.  Then once that IP is verified you can log in normally from that connection.  Would give us security and peace of mind.  At any rate there should be a setting to disable this verification if a person would rather save effort and take the risk.

 

As to whether or not this would be worth the effort for the devs is another question.  It'd require databases full of ips and passwords and some cumbersome changes to login.  Meanwhile the vast majority of hacked accounts seem to be socially engineered.  Either someone got tricked into giving away a password or they were gullible enough to try a hack client and the maker of it stole their account.  In that case they'd simply steal the verification info too (except for phone verification where they could not gain access).

[Yisroel.Rabin 16,224]

Why not? I don't think it's that probable to forget your answer, because it doesn't have to be your favorite food. It can be "What's my address" or "What hour of the day was I born on?" It can be anything.

[genak138 950]

Well, this is a good idea, but it should be optional. Every website I know of that has security questions always asks first whether or not you want them. :)

[curtcommanderking_EN 6]

Exactly! A nice idea but i already know that and i was about to post it! Cool!

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~Curt

 

 

 

 

Exactly! A nice idea but i already know that and i was about to post it! Cool!

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[r_priyangshu0 270]

Honestly, the verify whether you are human or not is annoying already, but maybe make this optional then....

 

+1

 

[lekso2001 118]

nice idea

[Invincitron 888]

http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=261831

[Manly_man 86]

How about something like a security verification check. Like the writing is in an image a hacking device can't hack.

[Meowmix56 174]

Are accounts generally stolen by brute force though?  A captcha may not add anything.  Even then there is a simpler solution.  After five failed login attempts within 48 hours lock the account and send an email to the account's registered email to unlock.  Would be as secure and much less annoying.  It would also alert users when someone tries to log in to their account.

[golden5648 1,686]

Ummmm, not bad. :)

 

However, I always get bored on filling the username and passwords, and now this! It would be too much!

 

But, since I am for security, +1 to this idea. :)

[snipe3000 678]

Basically a second password is all it is. 

 

Nickname 

 

Password

 

Question

 

So basically people could still exchange and transfer accounts. Also if you know their pass and then you need to answer, say, favorite dessert you could just type in all of the desserts you know of 1 by 1.

[TankDestroyer890 135]

Good idea, but what if you have a small spelling error when you create your questions

[sachet100 1,020]

Good idea...

[deadmanrising 715]

Actually, there should be an option to set your account to a default location (i.p address), when a user logs in from a different location, the security question should show up

[Harry321 111]

your idea is good, but there should be an option whether we want the security question to be asked or not. 

[0MN1V01D 599]

your idea is good, but there should be an option whether we want the security question to be asked or not. 

We are out of Options. :P

[ThE-KiNg-Of-LeGeNdS 30]

My idea is like, yknow how you can link your email to your account but you can do something to have it not be able to change pass unless you get in there email. I want it to be like, if u enter garage and buy something, it will a ask secuirity question before buying it. :)