hitemlow t1_j1ortms wrote
Reply to comment by sparoc3 in LPT: Got a Steam gift card for Christmas? Hold on to it after you put the code in. If your account gets hacked, you can use the old code to recover your account. by Worst_Support
> Steam guard is too much of a PITA
Ah ha! So you don't have 2FA enabled if you disabled Steam Guard.
sparoc3 t1_j1osnxv wrote
Both are different, steam still sends 2FA on mail, guard is only sent on phone.
hitemlow t1_j1ot238 wrote
Having email confirmation is basically worthless if your email was compromised. SMS is only slightly better in that they have to hack 2 devices or do a SIM swap scam. If you're not using Steam Guard through the app, you don't have 2FA.
sparoc3 t1_j1ots5c wrote
>Having email confirmation is basically worthless if your email was compromised.
That doesn't mean it's not 2FA.
My gripe is how the fuck did they get my steam password at all.
>If you're not using Steam Guard through the app, you don't have 2FA.
Two factor authentication simply mean 'two' means of authentication, first is password and the second is the code received on email.
Steam guard is an additional thing that necessitates you should be in possession of a particular phone. It's more than 2FA and more secure can said to be 3FA.
Every site on this world sends you code on mail/phone number when 2FA is activated.
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