[cod] GUID Auth unknown

[Nemeth]

PB has carried out strict GUID Auth checks for a while now. This is 
where the PB server gets client GUIDs from Activision's cdkey auth 
servers, rather than from the client - which can be spoofed to avoid bans.

The problems at the moment are down to the COD cdkey auth server 
(players are also experiencing delays awaiting connection to servers). 
We had the same problem back in Feb when PB was updated to kick players 
with UNKN GUID by default, and problems with the cdkey auth servers then 
resulted in loads of these kicks.

So according to Even Balance it's down to Activision to get this fixed. 
In the meantime pb_sv_guidrelax 1 is a temp fix, but once things are 
back to normal it's recommended you revert to pb_sv_guidrelax 0 so the 
strict GUID validation is enforced again.

Nemeth

Jolt Call of Duty Head Admin & PunksBusted.com Staff
cod.jolt.co.uk - #cod.jolt - punksbusted.com - #punksbusted

Jay Vasallo wrote:
> 
> You should take this question to www.punksbusted.com . They will hook ya 
> right up. Pb works the same on windows as it does in linux so you 
> shouldn't have any issues there.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Warren" 
> <paulwarren at blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: <cod at icculus.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 6:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [cod] GUID Auth unknown
> 
> 
>> Thanks,
>>
>> but does it mean banned guid's etc. can connect to your servers?
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Capt Spaulding" 
>> <captainspaulding at captainspaulding.net>
>> To: <cod at icculus.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 11:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: [cod] GUID Auth unknown
>>
>>
>>> Put it into your codserver.cfg file, so you dont have to type it in 
>>> each time, here is a clip from ours.
>>> //Enable Punkbuster Server
>>>
>>> pb_sv_Enable
>>>
>>> wait 5
>>>
>>> set sv_punkbuster "1"
>>>
>>> pb_sv_guidrelax "1"
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Warren" 
>>> <paulwarren at blueyonder.co.uk>
>>> To: <cod at icculus.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 6:31 PM
>>> Subject: [cod] GUID Auth unknown
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Guys,
>>>>
>>>> I've just started up a few cod servers to run. And everyone who 
>>>> joins seems to get kicked for GUID auth unknown via pb any ideas on 
>>>> a permant fix for this. I know I can do pb_sv_guidrelax 1 in console 
>>>> but it would mean doing it every time I start a server up. Is there 
>>>> anything else I can do to get around this error?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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