SRL Archive - RuneScape Guides

By: Jake

Great guide!

Question, has this replaced recovery questions entirely? They're not on the lobby screen ingame or the account management section on the website anymore. Are recovery answers still viable for recovering accounts?

From: KeepBotting
Great guide!

Question, has this replaced recovery questions entirely? They're not on the lobby screen ingame or the account management section on the website anymore. Are recovery answers still viable for recovering accounts?

recovery questions are now part of JAG

From: icode
recovery questions are now part of JAG

Has this update removed or otherwise deprecated recovery questions that were set before JAG/RS Authenticator was implemented?

From: KeepBotting
Has this update removed or otherwise deprecated recovery questions that were set before JAG/RS Authenticator was implemented?

Not entirely sure, but I think this is just another level of security on top of JAG. It does pretty much the same thing that JAG does, just in a different manner. I use it on my main and that's it because my main is all I care about.

Saw this last night. pretty neat. Think you can use Authy instead? https://www.authy.com/

Yes that works as well. I just used the top 3 that showed up on my app store/play store

From: Turpinator
Saw this last night. pretty neat. Think you can use Authy instead? https://www.authy.com/

How is having an authenticator safer than JAG? Or is it just more convenient?

From: Mantasx27
How is having an authenticator safer than JAG? Or is it just more convenient?

If I understand correctly, JAG relied on you being the only person to know the answers to your security questions. If the answers to these questions are real things from your life and not made up, they might be easy for an attacker to guess based on what they can find out about you. The authenticator relies on you having a device other than your computer that you know is not compromised.

From: Mantasx27
How is having an authenticator safer than JAG? Or is it just more convenient?

Adding on to what bmwxi said, its recommended to make sure the email is two-step secured.
An example would be texting/calling your mobile in case someone uses your same address to register a new computer to gain access playing rs on your account.
Simply register a number with your email.

I preferred JAG but I see why this is much more secure :)

Usefull guide, I doubt I will use Authenticator though :/

I would use it… if I still had my account :p

From: LemonHaze
Usefull guide, I doubt I will use Authenticator though :/

it's great because even if u know the details and recs and hell, even email. U can't login into the runescape. The owner would sooner or later reclaim the account. That is if to remove authenticator you got to go through authenticator. Otherwise it's pretty useless.

I see it more as a 'you should feel that your account is very secure' approach.
I agree with you though

From: tulpiuka
it's great because even if u know the details and recs and hell, even email. U can't login into the runescape. The owner would sooner or later reclaim the account. That is if to remove authenticator you got to go through authenticator. Otherwise it's pretty useless.

Awesome guide - thanks :)

My authenticator got auto-disabled somehow when i quit runescape.. any idea how that works?

** I only quit for a month incase you wondered**

Hey!
If you're still having a problem, try updating or re-verifying your email.
http://services.runescape.com/m=rswiki/en/Support_-_Email_account_protection
Let me know if you still have any problems.

With RuneScape Authenticator enabled, no one can access your account unless they have your username, password and access to your code generator.
However, the entire system can be disabled via your email account. It is therefore extremely important to keep your email account secure as well.

From: destinyxx
My authenticator got auto-disabled somehow when i quit runescape.. any idea how that works?

Great guide, I had authenticator on my account but after 30 days it did not ask for the pin ? allso if i switched computer it did not ask me about the pin ( was same conection but not same computer) I dunno if it was bugg or what. At same time somone got on my account but did not do anything thought he would take my full guthan ( was afking nmz )

Sounds like a bug, you can try resetting the questions and re-authenticate your account.

From: elaatl
Great guide, I had authenticator on my account but after 30 days it did not ask for the pin ? allso if i switched computer it did not ask me about the pin ( was same conection but not same computer) I dunno if it was bugg or what. At same time somone got on my account but did not do anything thought he would take my full guthan ( was afking nmz )