Rift has been at the top of my security hitlist for a couple weeks now, ever since Trion announced the release of Coin Lock, a security feature that, by their own admission, did little to improve security. Rather, in my own suggestions, I have always praised the mobile authenticators, noting that although they are not foolproof, they subscribe to the most pressing issue in account security: distancing the account from the computer, and when dealing with account theft, nothing accessible through the computer should be used. This means nothing sent to emails, dynamic codes, and more.
The Rift authenticator has been available on the Android devices for a while now, with promise that the app would come to iTunes in some fashion. Today, Trion announced that the security app is now available. The Rift Authenticator goes for a whole $0.00 (USD) and works on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, and requires OS 3.0 or higher to install.
The authenticator is easy to set up. Simply install it, head over to riftgame.com, log in, enter the authenticator code you are given, and voila. You are required to answer a secret question to add the authenticator, which will hopefully work to stop account theives from adding their own authenticator to an unprotected account (as was an issue with World of Warcraft).
As for the app itself, you are given a handy meter showing how much time is left before the code is no longer useful. The code changes every 30 seconds, and is 8 numbers long.
Posted from my iPad. For the sake of not-very-funny humor.
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