Valve Unveils Hardware-Based Steam Securit

ChrisJSY · 22 Mar 2011 at 10:27

Having all sorts of problems getting steam to work on my laptop now.
All I know is one day it works, steamguard comes out and it won't.

It's saying it can't connect, however it quite clearly is able to download updates and get to the point of entering the steamguard code but after that it's as if there's no internet connection. But there is one.

ic1male · 22 Mar 2011 at 10:28

Try deleting the clientregistry.blob file so that it has to download the latest update again?

ChrisJSY · 22 Mar 2011 at 10:30

ic1male said:
Try deleting the clientregistry.blob file so that it has to download the latest update again?

Already did, cheers.

ic1male · 22 Mar 2011 at 10:32

So if you are entering a Steamguard code on your laptop, you are also using Steam on another computer, yes? On that other computer, try deauthorising all computers and getting a new Steamguard authorisation for the laptop.

The Steam forums might be a better point of call if you need further help.

ChrisJSY · 22 Mar 2011 at 10:45

Yeah I'm trying but the steam forums are too convoluted to find anything meaningful, I did try. I don't think it's steamguard auth issues, probably a bug. I have both system registered now.

orderoftheflame · 22 Mar 2011 at 13:09

ic1male said:
Anyone want to give me their password so I can test it?

Actually, I'm game.

When I'm Home from work I'll post up the details of one of my alt accounts. I'll give copy of Portal (or something cheap from the store) to anyone that can get in and message my main account from it.

orderoftheflame · 22 Mar 2011 at 18:50

orderoftheflame said:
Actually, I'm game.

When I'm Home from work I'll post up the details of one of my alt accounts. I'll give copy of Portal (or something cheap from the store) to anyone that can get in and message my main account from it.

Let's see if anyone can disprove Steam clouds security then.

Account: orderoftheflame
Password: lolocuk

First to send my main account (it's on the friends list) a message from that account wins a game.

ic1male · 22 Mar 2011 at 18:53

I daren't in case Valve take note of my IP address and ban my Steam accounts or something.

Klo · 22 Mar 2011 at 19:33

Bloomfield said:
Well I tried to log onto Steam yesterday to see if there was any updates for the games I have on there, normally I just keep my laptop offline and my main PC online for Steam.

I kept putting my password in and it didn't do anything, log in screen disappeared for a couple of seconds then reappeared again with the password blank and no error messages.

Assumed I was using the wrong password or something, so tried logging in on the Steam website on main PC, then the Steam-Guard message came up.

Logged back into Steam on my main PC and disabled it, then I could log into Steam fine on the laptop.

Was annoying, so I'm just leaving it disabled, my Steam account has been fine for the 7 years or whatever I've had it, don't see any reason to use it personally.

I had this, the Steam client version wasn't up to date on my main PC, so I had to disable it on my laptop, let Steam download the update, then re enable it. Slightly irritating, but nothing major.

Klo · 22 Mar 2011 at 19:34

ic1male said:
I daren't in case Valve take note of my IP address and ban my Steam accounts or something.

They can ban your Steam account for no reason at any time they want anyway, might as well make it more secure so other people don't steal the account and do something that makes it banned.

ic1male · 22 Mar 2011 at 20:30

Klo said:
They can ban your Steam account for no reason at any time they want anyway, might as well make it more secure so other people don't steal the account and do something that makes it banned.

No, I mean trying to hack into whatsits's account.