Unusual log-in attempts will trigger service, require phone call, PIN for authorization.
Blizzard has erected an additional force field around Battle.net accounts, introducing the dial-in authenticator. The free service will actively monitor your account and request phone call authorization if anything fishy happens with your login.
Like the Battle.net Authenticator and Mobile Authenticator app before it, the Battle.net Dial-in Authenticator is an optional tool subscribers can use to add an additional layer of security around their account.
Like the Battle.net Authenticator and Mobile Authenticator app before it, the Battle.net Dial-in Authenticator is an optional tool subscribers can use to add an additional layer of security around their account.
Sign up for the dial-in authenticator and you'll be asked to make a toll-free phone call from the specific phone of your choosing to authorize "unusual" login attempts.
"Please note that you will only be asked to make this phone call when something about your login attempt appears out of the ordinary," Blizzard stated. "For example, if you were to log in from a location from which you do not typically play, you may be asked to call in and provide your selected PIN and a unique, single-use security code before access to the account will be granted."
The free service is available now for U.S. residents with additional regions to be added "in the near future." To sign up, select "Security Options" in Battle.net Account Management, select Dial-in Authenticator, and follow the steps. Blizzard clarified that the new security feature works with Battle.net Account Management and World of Warcraft. It's not compatible with StarCraft II, but it "may be added in the future."
Any questions you may have can likely be answered by Blizzard in this FAQ
"Please note that you will only be asked to make this phone call when something about your login attempt appears out of the ordinary," Blizzard stated. "For example, if you were to log in from a location from which you do not typically play, you may be asked to call in and provide your selected PIN and a unique, single-use security code before access to the account will be granted."
The free service is available now for U.S. residents with additional regions to be added "in the near future." To sign up, select "Security Options" in Battle.net Account Management, select Dial-in Authenticator, and follow the steps. Blizzard clarified that the new security feature works with Battle.net Account Management and World of Warcraft. It's not compatible with StarCraft II, but it "may be added in the future."
Any questions you may have can likely be answered by Blizzard in this FAQ
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