DrunknMunky Veteran Posted April 20, 2016 Veteran Share Posted April 20, 2016 Mentioned in the pinned FW topic, but it's worth it's own discussion Quote By Samit Sarkar on Apr 20, 2016 at 1:53p Sony is making a long-awaited effort to shore up security on the PlayStation Network — the company is planning to add two-factor authentication to the service, Sony confirmed to Polygon today. "In order to further safeguard our users and their accounts, we are preparing to offer a 2-step verification feature," a Sony representative said. The spokesperson did not offer a time frame at this point, saying only that "more details will be shared at a later date." Sony updated the PS3's firmware to version 4.80 yesterday, and users noticed that if they entered incorrect login information, the system mentioned two-step verification — which isn't currently available on PlayStation Network accounts. Those accounts are used on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, the web, the PlayStation mobile app and the PlayStation Portable. Two-step verification, also known as two-factor authentication, is a process that requires users to enter two different "factors" when logging into a service. Generally, this means "something you know" (your existing login details) as well as a second piece of information from your phone, typically a six-digit code generated by a mobile app or received in a text message ("something you have"). http://www.polygon.com/2016/4/20/11470660/psn-two-factor-authentication-playstation-network GameOverRob and +Asmodai 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1295398-playstation-network-getting-two-factor-authentication-sony-confirms/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted August 16, 2016 Author Veteran Share Posted August 16, 2016 Word online is that AU/NZ are the test region starting today, with full rollout coming August 25th Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1295398-playstation-network-getting-two-factor-authentication-sony-confirms/#findComment-597543816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameOverRob Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 About bloody time. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1295398-playstation-network-getting-two-factor-authentication-sony-confirms/#findComment-597548352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted August 25, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted August 25, 2016 Now live for everyone. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1295398-playstation-network-getting-two-factor-authentication-sony-confirms/#findComment-597556610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted August 25, 2016 Author Veteran Share Posted August 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Audioboxer said: Now live for everyone. Can't wait for the next "I was hacked" topic on Gaf. No more excuses now! +Audioboxer 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1295398-playstation-network-getting-two-factor-authentication-sony-confirms/#findComment-597556664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameOverRob Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Annoying that it is SMS 2FA, I get really annoyed by companies that only go halfway and don't let you use an authenticator app. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1295398-playstation-network-getting-two-factor-authentication-sony-confirms/#findComment-597561646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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