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The purpose of an authenticator is to provide an extra layer of security

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What is an authenticator?

An authenticator is a person who authenticates something - who proves something to be authentic - or a condition or feature of a thing which makes it authentic.


What is an acceptable action when speaking of passwords and authenticators?

revealing an authenticator over the phone


How do i sign on to Walgreen's employee at home authenticator?

The "Home Authenticator" software for Walgreen's employees requires users to enter their authenticator ID and password. If the employee does not have one then their store manager should be able to arrange one for them.


In Kerberos authentication an authenticator is passed over the network to prove that a session key was recently created and is confidential By default how long does this authenticator last?

5 minutes


How do you keep hackers from getting into your wow account?

get an authenticator


What is meant by a badge indicator?

what is meant by a badge authenticator


How can you reset your authenticator from home?

You can't,it's simple!


How Do you set up a mobile authenticator For WoW?

Please see the related links below for a link to the Blizzard support site for the mobile authenticator FAQ. It will explain things to you.


How do you go to set up a wow authenicator?

In order to set up an authenticator with a battle.net account, you first log in to your account. You will find under your World of Warcraft game the option to add an authenticator. It will ask you to fill in the serial number found on the back of the authenticator. Once this is done, the process is complete.


How do you check your authenticator if you lost it in World of Warcraft?

If you have lost your authenticator, you will have to call Blizzard Billing during office hours. They are the only ones that can remove an authenticator if you have lost it. You can also try contacting a CM on the official wow forums in the customer support area, but you still will probably have to call Blizzard Billing to complete it.


Is their any other way to get the Blizzard Authenticator without having to pay for it?

To get the physical authenticator, no, you have to pay for it, which basically just covers the shipping and handling. There are blizzard approved apps for a lot of cell phones that will act like an authenticator though. Check out the link in the related links to see a list of appoved apps.


I think accidentally put an authenticator on my account and i can't log in wout it i went to battlenet entered pass got free app and i supposed to say add but doesn't say add it says authenticator?

in the first place you can NOT accidentally add an authenticator, you have to purposefully add it. This means that you probalby got hacked sometime and the hacker put an authenticator on it so he would have more time to do his thing. Call Blizzard Billing. They are the only ones that can help you.