Two-factor authentication isn't the sexiest topic, but it's pretty darn important in keeping your precious gaming accounts safe. With its new, one-button authenticator app, Blizzard has made the ...

Designed to attach to a keychain, the lightweight and waterproof Blizzard® Authenticator is an electronic device that generates a six-digit security code at the press of a button.

Set to be debuted at the Worldwide Invitational, the Blizzard Authenticator is a small device which is associated with your WoW account. It generates a random six-digit code which must be entered ...

April 25, 2023 at 6:55 a.m. PT Image: ZDNET Running Google Authenticator on your mobile device is an effective way to protect your online accounts and logins with two-factor authenticator codes.

Blizzard has unveiled plans to start selling an Authenticator - a key fob which generates a limited time, six digit security code - to add another layer of security for World of Warcraft players.

Ordinarily, players would obtain a one-time-use authenticator password from a keychain dongle that spits out a new six-digit code on an LCD display when users push a button.

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Blizzard's mobile Battle.net Authenticator is a handy way to secure your StarCraft, World of Warcraft and Diablo accounts from rampant hackers, unless a major iOS upgrade screws it up. Then you're ...