I still think that more server side logging will stop hackers more
effectively than any thing you can do on the client side if you are
going to have to give them the client code.
Some server side logic will add to the difficulty without increasing
your code very much. A small script that takes the game state and return
you a token that has to be returned with the next transaction lets you
track time or plausible state sequences will be hard to beat without
actually playing the game AND getting a high score AND tapping the
TCP/IP traffic.
If you let them continue to play after you have found them cheating,
that will also slow them down.
Ron
Steve Mathews wrote:
Everyone always underestimates hackers. Everything is hackable, it is
just a matter of time.
That isn't to say don't bother. You just have to find the right
balance of time and effort vs. security.
On 12/28/06, JulianG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I agree.
Perhaps it's a good thing that once the game is launched the contest for
the prize won't last too long.
So that might reduce the amount of hackers that eventually notice the
game.
I hope I'm not under estimating hackers, I guess they could crack the
game in a few hours anyway.
Thanks for your help!
JulianG
Danny Kodicek wrote:
> Be aware that once you're allowing for hackers getting into your
game, just
> hacking into the server communication is not your only problem:
they may
> find ways to cheat the game without touching that code. As a simple
example:
> suppose you have a space invaders game with a function
'destroyShip', if
> they invoke this function they might be able to increase the score
> 'legitimately'. Look into the history of MMORPGs to see the number of
> ingenious methods hackers have found to cheat their way in (my
favourite is
> the story of the rogue carpenters who held characters to ransom by
building
> wardrobes around them)
>
> Danny
>
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