Jagex account guardian.

[mustard2]

Jagex Account Guardian (or JAG) is an optional security feature that provides an enhanced level of security to help RuneScape players protect their account. Once enabled JAG limits in-game access for your account to specific devices, which have been authorised by you.
Devices can be added temporarily or permanently, as well as being removed at any time using your registered email account and some security questions.
With JAG enabled, unrecognised devices will be blocked from accessing RuneScape and will need to go through some security checks before access is granted, even if the current password is known.

I'm still checking this out, but this may make account trading safer.

Edit: The way I see it, this is basically a new set of recovery questions that can't be changed (unless you remove JAG) and has to be entered every time you want to log in on a computer you haven't registered on the account.

I'm pretty sure the account can still be recovered by the original owner even if you only put JAG on it after he sold it to you. This doesn't seem to change anything, except for preventing people from getting hacked.

 

[qpwoeiruty]

If someone recovered the account will they even be able to log in?

 

[mustard2]

If someone recovered the account will they even be able to log in?

I assume (haven't been able to test it yet) that JAG will be disabled on recovery, just like the registered email is. (Either removed or changed.)

 

[Sypherz]

Damn, you got to it before me.
One of the best updates I've ever seen tbh. Considering that I hold billions of gold for people at a time, this makes me very, very happy.

 

[KOREAN ZOMBIE]

I'm still checking this out, but this may make account trading safer.

Edit: The way I see it, this is basically a new set of recovery questions that can't be changed (unless you remove JAG) and has to be entered every time you want to log in on a computer you haven't registered on the account.

I'm pretty sure the account can still be recovered by the original owner even if you only put JAG on it after he sold it to you. This doesn't seem to change anything, except for preventing people from getting hacked.

I could be wrong but, it says that the new ''JAG recovery questions'' replace your old recovery questions. How would the original owner be able to recover the account? I thought this removed all of the additional questions they previously would ask for (IP etc)

Or am I just completely wrong?

 

[KOREAN ZOMBIE]

It also says ''they can't be changed''.. I'd have to have more details on if it's even possible to remove JAG and/or how long it takes.

 

[Brendan]

Damn, you got to it before me.
One of the best updates I've ever seen tbh. Considering that I hold billions of gold for people at a time, this makes me very, very happy.

It does seem like something that'll help regular, legitimate users who own the account and won't ever sell the account more than members who trade accounts huh. It'll also be a great way to stop those stupid phishing emails (Or at least minimize there damage.)