When they first arrive, new users will inevitably be embarrassed by various transaction restrictions on Steam. Regarding what steam desktop authenticator and mobile authenticator are, and what their vital role is in our game-playing and brick-moving projects, the following is an explanation of steam transaction restrictions that newcomers to the steam game equipment project can understand in seconds.

First of all, why do transaction restrictions exist? Of course, G Fat’s original intention is not to embarrass you, on the contrary, it is to better protect everyone. If the account does not have strong protection measures, once it is stolen, huge property losses are inevitable. Speaking of protection mechanisms, we have to mention the steam token validator.

First, what is a steam token?

The steam token is launched by the steam platform as a mechanism to protect the security of player accounts. Accounts without tokens are logged in through email. If the email is lost or stolen, the account is not safe. With the steam token validator, the dynamic verification code will be changed every 30 seconds. You can log in to your account only after triple verification of the account password and the dynamic verification code. This makes it more difficult for criminals to steal your accounts.

If our account is bound to a token validator, the token in the account details will change from yellow to green, as shown below:

The token viewed on the mobile steam app is called the mobile token validator, and the token viewed on the PC is called the desktop token validator. The desktop token is the implementation of the desktop version of the mobile token-related functions. The two functions are the same. What the mobile token can accomplish, the desktop token can also accomplish.

Therefore, many times, when students encounter some prompts saying: Please open the mobile phone token for verification, they panic and ask me where the mobile phone token is and why they don't have it on their mobile phones. Our team does not ask students to install the mobile token, because the desktop token is installed. Since the functions are the same, the operations that need to be done on the mobile phone are the same as the desktop token operations on the computer.

The desktop token software we commonly use now is: Steam, or SDA for short. The true face of Lushan looks like this:

As for how to bind a desktop token and how to migrate an account that has been bound with a token to another new computer, I won’t go into details here. It has been demonstrated in detail in many public courses on the video account.

Next, let’s talk about files and their importance.

After each steam account is bound to a desktop token, a file corresponding to it will be automatically generated and saved under the SDA file-file.

This is an important file that holds the key. With it, the order can be confirmed and automatic shipping can be achieved. It is needed wherever automated operations are involved. And it has a one-to-one correspondence with the steam ID in the upper left corner of the steam account details. If you want to find the files of a certain steam account, just look at the ID of the steam account.

When binding desktop tokens, you often encounter situations where you cannot connect to the server. This is because you have not turned on your VPN. If you use UU accelerator, you must choose the node under mode three. Others such as Qike, Kuai Lian, Dolphin Bay, Mist Pass, and Ninja Cloud can all be used to replace UU, if you feel that UU is not stable enough.

In addition, I would like to remind everyone that when binding the desktop token, you will be prompted to encrypt the token. It is recommended that you do not set a password, otherwise you will not be able to activate the automatic shipping software when selling goods later. Problems can also arise during token migration. It's better to do less than to do more. Just don't set an encryption password.

Many students have not developed the habit of backing up data, especially files, which are very important. It is recommended that you back up these files to the cloud disk every few days, including all account passwords and email addresses related to the project. There are already two or three students in the group whose computers have completely broken down and cannot be repaired, and all the data on their hard drives has been lost. The follow-up process is quite troublesome. If the files are lost and rebinded, the time has to be recalculated, which is not worth the loss.

We all know that it takes 15 days after the account is registered before you can trade, and it takes 7 days before the computer is protected by the token. Therefore, if you want your account to open the market on the 15th day and purchase and select products, you must at least recharge, activate and bind the desktop token on the seventh day after the account is registered.

For example, if you bind a token and recharge to activate it on the 10th day after registering your account, you will only be able to use your account to select products on the 17th day at the earliest.

Recently, there have been frequent cases where students’ accounts cannot be used even after the time has expired. Please check yourself to see if your account has triggered the following restrictions. The transaction countdown is restarted.

The most common types of restricted transactions are:

1. Reset the account password and rebind the mobile phone number;

2. Using a new browser, clearing your browser, reinstalling the steam client, or formatting will cause steam to think that the device is a new device, thus triggering this restriction;

3. If you log in to steam from a device that is not authorized by the steam token (previously confirmed login via email), it will still take 7 days before you can use the community market. Other devices that have been authorized for more than 7 days can be traded or used in the community market;

4. Changed the email address of the associated account;

5. Removing the steam token or disabling the steam token and then enabling it will also trigger this restriction;

6. Cancellation of pending transactions within 7 days;

7. The account itself or the item itself is banned;

Even though there are many reasons for trading restrictions, as long as we do the following points, we can trade happily and freely in the market.

1. Bind the steam token validator to the account in time and wait patiently for 15 days;

2. If you have just registered a new account, please recharge G Fat at least 5 US dollars;

3. Protect your account, back up your files in a timely manner, and do not give your account and password files to unfamiliar people.

4. Be careful of phishing websites;

5. Don’t cheat (True love life, stay away from cheating)

The above is the relevant knowledge about steam tokens and how we can avoid account transaction restrictions. After looking at it, do you suddenly feel more confident and confident to make bold purchases in the steam market?

I wish everyone can continue to happily move bricks and play in the steam market!