Can I use Wargaming 2FA without a phone?

Yes. Wargaming’s help speaks of an app on iOS or Android, but the account only checks the code. The Authenticator extension produces it in Chrome on the computer you play on.

Which authenticator app works with Wargaming?

Wargaming names Google Authenticator and Microsoft Authenticator. Apps that produce the same standard time-based codes work as well — Authy, 2FAS, or a browser extension like this one.

Does it cover World of Tanks and World of Warships?

It is set on your Wargaming.net ID — the account you log in to the games with — and Wargaming describes the authenticator as making one-time passwords for logging into your game account and recovering access to it.

What if I lose access to my authenticator?

Sign in with one of your backup codes, or restore the authenticator from the secret key you saved. Without either, contact Wargaming Player Support. Wargaming warns that deleting the app after activation loses you access — so do not remove the account from the extension while 2FA is on, and keep the extension’s automatic backups on.

Wargaming Authenticator App — Set Up 2FA for World of Tanks

Your Wargaming.net ID is the account you play World of Tanks and World of Warships with — your vehicles, ships, gold and premium time ride on it. Wargaming calls a mobile authenticator the best way to protect it: once it is on, logging in, recovering your password and generating backup codes all need a code from your authenticator, so a stolen password alone is not enough.

Turn on Second Factor Authentication at Wargaming

Wargaming needs access to your account email to turn it on, and if a phone number is linked to the account, it confirms the request with a free SMS. Enabling it is free.

Sign in at wargaming.net on your computer and go to “Account Management”.
Find “Second Factor Authentication” and click “Enable”.
Follow the steps on the portal — with your account email at hand, and your phone if a number is linked.
When Wargaming shows the setup for your authenticator app, leave that page open and add it to the extension as described below.

Wargaming’s own instructions

Add Wargaming to Authenticator

Install 2FA Authenticator from the Chrome Web Store and pin it to the toolbar, so its icon is one click away.
Leave the Wargaming page with the QR code open. Click the Authenticator icon, then “Add Account” → “QR Code” → “Scan QR from screen”.
The account appears in the list with a six-digit code that changes every 30 seconds. Rename it if you like — the name is only for you.
Go back to Wargaming and type the current code into the confirmation field. If it is about to expire, wait for the next one.
Wargaming confirms that two-factor authentication is on. From now on it will ask for a code when you sign in — click the extension icon and copy it.

No QR code, or it will not scan? Look for the option to enter a key manually on Wargaming’s setup screen, copy the key, and add it in the extension with “Add Account” → “Manual” → “Secret Key”.

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Save your 10 Wargaming backup codes — and the secret key

Turning 2FA on generates ten backup codes. Each works once, and Wargaming emails you whenever one is used. You can view them or make a new set under Account Management → “Second Factor Authentication” → “Settings” → “Backup Codes”, with a code from your authenticator; a new set cancels the old one, and you can make one no more than twice in 15 minutes. Wargaming also tells you to save the secret key of your authenticator — you need it to restore access if you lose the device. Keep both away from this computer.

The code is not accepted?

Most often the QR code changed: the website makes a new one each time its setup page is reloaded or opened again, so the account you added first no longer matches. Start the setup again, add the QR code that is on the screen now and type its code in straight away. Two entries for the same website? Use the newest. Other reasons: why codes are refused.

Typed the key in by hand? Paste it into the TOTP code generator and compare the code with the one in the extension. If they differ, the key was copied wrong — add the account again.

Questions

Can I use Wargaming 2FA without a phone?: Yes. Wargaming’s help speaks of an app on iOS or Android, but the account only checks the code. The Authenticator extension produces it in Chrome on the computer you play on.
Which authenticator app works with Wargaming?: Wargaming names Google Authenticator and Microsoft Authenticator. Apps that produce the same standard time-based codes work as well — Authy, 2FAS, or a browser extension like this one.
Does it cover World of Tanks and World of Warships?: It is set on your Wargaming.net ID — the account you log in to the games with — and Wargaming describes the authenticator as making one-time passwords for logging into your game account and recovering access to it.
What if I lose access to my authenticator?: Sign in with one of your backup codes, or restore the authenticator from the secret key you saved. Without either, contact Wargaming Player Support. Wargaming warns that deleting the app after activation loses you access — so do not remove the account from the extension while 2FA is on, and keep the extension’s automatic backups on.

Your codes, one click from the login page

Authenticator keeps your 2FA codes in the browser, on your device only — free to use, open source, no account and no phone needed. Local backups and optional password protection come built in.