Steam authenticator rant

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When Steam said we'll have to have authenticators in order to sell on market, I thought they were referring to logging in before selling stuff, it never occurred to me I'll have to approve every single steam card being sent to the market...

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9 years ago

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AskMoonBurst

My problem with this is that I don't even have a smartphone... So Steam is basically barring me from the market for not having enough money....

9 years ago

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TexWilleri

You don't need a smartphone, there are other options.

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AskMoonBurst

I know there's a smartphone emulator, but still...

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AvidWriter

People complained about account hacks and scams...

Steam solves problem....

People complain about solution....

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AskMoonBurst

I'm not complaining per-say. It does seem like a good move. But I'd like to be able to answer via text or something.

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HCL

You know, I wouldn't even mind toooooo much, if it actually worked. Half the time it just fails, and then I have to go cancel my listing, and that fails also, so it's just a mess. An annoying, unnecessary mess.

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CapitanOblivios

i use Steam Desktop Authenticator from https://github.com/Jessecar96/SteamDesktopAuthenticator i latest release add the ability to automatically confirm trades and/or market listings

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LCF

Steam now has more security features than my bank

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xarabas

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I just bought a card from you to make you feel a bit better, no need to thank me.