PC Authenticator - A free WoW Authenticator

[sajmoonce]

I got to thinking... what does it mean that it's information is saved "server-side"? where is it saved? in some kind of database? whereish? should I be worried about that? :-)

[Jadd]

Thanks for sharing this, works great
But I wonder, what should you do if it suddenly "stops working" and you have this Authenticator attached to your account, then you won't be able to login?

EDIT: I maybe should clarify "stops working" :P I meant like it starts to generate invalid keys that don't work ^^

That's what the 'Create Server-Side Backup' feature is for. If it ever "stops working", you can just recover it so that it works again. It won't ever stop working though, unless you delete Authenticator.xml.

I got to thinking... what does it mean that it's information is saved "server-side"? where is it saved? in some kind of database? whereish? should I be worried about that? :-)

Server-Side as in my database, however the password is md5 encrypted if you're ever worried about getting it stolen, and the only information stored on there is your PC Authenticator Username and Password, the Authenticator serial, token, and time difference. None of your WoW account details are stored or even asked for. In short, you and me will be the only ones to ever know the details stored, and I wouldn't dare invade user's privacy, but it's up to you whether you trust me or not.

[sajmoonce]

this is really good enough for me ;-)
was just being curious that's all

thanks again!

[shadowsonic]

I can confirm it does work.
It's pretty cool, after using it you will receive an in-game core hound pet.

[Exigious]

I've been using this for a day now, used it roughly 5 times and have had absolutely no problem with it, so ergo I also have the Core Hound Pup.

I also did a Network Monitor check on it and didn't see anything out of the ordinary- But I'm going to give it a solid week before I give him a +Rep, etc.

[aribehn]

I made a little batch file that opens the authenticator and a txt file with the password so you can easily just copy/paste everything. Here's a little review:
1. Make a shortcut of the PC Authenticator.exe (Or rename?) It bugs with the space in the name. (Let's call it "lol.exe")
2. Make a text file with your password on it (Let's call it pass.txt)
3. Open notepad and make type the scripts below and name it something random.BAT

start /d "C:\Folder\underfolder\...\" lol.exe
start /d "C:\Folder\underfolder\...\" pass.txt

That was pretty much the simplest of scripting there is.. So if you fail at doing this you should go buy a Mac...

[Senketsu]

dude i love this thank you so much for the hard work. Works great and i got a free core hound pup out of it

[bigrich06]

works great thanks!

[Jadd]

I made a little batch file that opens the authenticator and a txt file with the password so you can easily just copy/paste everything. Here's a little review:
1. Make a shortcut of the PC Authenticator.exe (Or rename?) It bugs with the space in the name. (Let's call it "lol.exe")
2. Make a text file with your password on it (Let's call it pass.txt)
3. Open notepad and make type the scripts below and name it something random.BAT

start /d "C:\Folder\underfolder\...\" lol.exe
start /d "C:\Folder\underfolder\...\" pass.txt

That was pretty much the simplest of scripting there is.. So if you fail at doing this you should go buy a Mac...

I don't get it.. why would you need to have the password come up every time?

[alucard1]

I don't get it.. why would you need to have the password come up every time?

Well, what happens is, say your password is bobby and the authkey generated will be 123456

He runs the script, the script will open up your auth program and display your auth key 123456

It then will open the .txt file so you can just copy/paste your password which is bobby insted of having to type it in, probably useful if your password is like OMGwt*239879jJHASD or some random jibberish.

[Phygar]

This is a lot less secure than the actual authenticator. This would allow anyone to log in at any time if they collected authenticator key when you use it.

[banzi28]

WTB mac Version

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Well, what happens is, say your password is bobby and the authkey generated will be 123456

He runs the script, the script will open up your auth program and display your auth key 123456

It then will open the .txt file so you can just copy/paste your password which is bobby insted of having to type it in, probably useful if your password is like OMGwt*239879jJHASD or some random jibberish.

...and it's all in one nice text file for just about any keylogger to snag. While it's tough to "man in the middle" someone, this approach goes a long way to making it a whole lot easier for them to get you.

[aribehn]

After using this a couple of days I just received a 24h ban... Didn't get any E-mails tho so I'm not 100% sure if it was this thingy. But I haven't done anything illegal for like 3 months now so I highly doubt that's the cause...
Just a btw, does Blizzard know about this?

EDIT:

...and it's all in one nice text file for just about any keylogger to snag. While it's tough to "man in the middle" someone, this approach goes a long way to making it a whole lot easier for them to get you.

Not true. Most of the keyloggers just scan the keystrokes you do so all they'll get to know is that you clicked Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V.
A friend of mine actually copy/paste his password to prevent any keyloggers.

[Jadd]

After using this a couple of days I just received a 24h ban... Didn't get any E-mails tho so I'm not 100% sure if it was this thingy. But I haven't done anything illegal for like 3 months now so I highly doubt that's the cause...

Woah, you're kidding me!

If you want to do me a big favour and if you recieve an email and it's this that caused your ban, I'll remove the file so no one else can download it. If you don't get an email, could you petition a GM for me from your account when you get it back? I'd really like to know if it was this that caused the ban.

Edit:

Just a btw, does Blizzard know about this?

While it is possible that they would know about this, I wouldn't think they would mind people using it seeing as it makes their jobs easier. And the Authenticator app for the iPhone is free... Hmm...

[Exigious]

Have any of you guys done a network monitor check like I did?

Download it, run it, exit out of everything except the authenticator and if you understand or have someone that understands it (Like I did), than you'll see as did I that nothing unusual is happening.