09-23-2017, 01:55 AM
Nintendo Accounts now support two-step verification via Google Authenticator
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgamedev.win/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nintendo-accounts-now-support-two-step-verification-via-google-authenticator.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>Nintendo has now joined the ranks of game companies that allow players to add an additional layer of security to their online accounts. </p>
<p>The company has <a href="https://accounts.nintendo.com/login?post_login_redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Faccounts.nintendo.com%2F2fa%2Fauthenticator">added two-step verification</a> as an optional feature for Nintendo Accounts through the Google Authenticator app.</p>
<p>Going forward, players that choose to enable the feature will need to enter an additional six-digit code generated by the Google app when logging into their Nintendo Account.</p>
<p>In essence, two-step verification prevents would-be troublemakers from accessing an account with just a stolen password since they’d also need access to the account owner’s smartphone to log in.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/279920/Sony_fortifies_PSN_with_twostep_verification.php">PlayStation notably introduced two-step verification</a> to PlayStation Network accounts just over a year ago, though Sony’s security offering sends codes via text message rather than through its own or a third-party app. Games like <em>World of Warcraft</em> and <em>Final Fantasy XI</em> and <em>XIV</em> have also made use of the security feature in the past, providing verification codes via physical authenticators prior to the rise of smartphones.</p>
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<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgamedev.win/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nintendo-accounts-now-support-two-step-verification-via-google-authenticator.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>Nintendo has now joined the ranks of game companies that allow players to add an additional layer of security to their online accounts. </p>
<p>The company has <a href="https://accounts.nintendo.com/login?post_login_redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Faccounts.nintendo.com%2F2fa%2Fauthenticator">added two-step verification</a> as an optional feature for Nintendo Accounts through the Google Authenticator app.</p>
<p>Going forward, players that choose to enable the feature will need to enter an additional six-digit code generated by the Google app when logging into their Nintendo Account.</p>
<p>In essence, two-step verification prevents would-be troublemakers from accessing an account with just a stolen password since they’d also need access to the account owner’s smartphone to log in.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/279920/Sony_fortifies_PSN_with_twostep_verification.php">PlayStation notably introduced two-step verification</a> to PlayStation Network accounts just over a year ago, though Sony’s security offering sends codes via text message rather than through its own or a third-party app. Games like <em>World of Warcraft</em> and <em>Final Fantasy XI</em> and <em>XIV</em> have also made use of the security feature in the past, providing verification codes via physical authenticators prior to the rise of smartphones.</p>
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