The "protected" check is nothing else than a crc check to verify that the server files are original. For example, it would filter/detect nosteamservers too. It also checks for "bad" files by a list maintained by ESL. These probably include any Admin mod, wich are in general not liked to bee seen on a "war" server. But that´s just what i heard, maybe somone else can tell more about the details.
Anyway, these whole ESL/GSP marketing with their nonsense EPS (ESL-Proofed-Server) is only to find a reason to charge 50-60EUR for a 12+1 warserver because it has "1000FPS", and then proof their performance by an EMPTY server metered via fpsmeter.org. Also, when i last looked, this weird EPS markeing only appears in Germany and France... the countries with the widest range of GSP competitors in the EU, so no surprise that people come up with weird marketing strategies. http://www.esl.eu/de/gameserver_certificate/ http://www.esl.eu/fr/gameserver_certificate/ > Hi, > > as some maybe have noticed the ESL has some GSPs on their site that > should be prefered to others just because they pay money to the ESL. In > addition to this they have introduced "protected" servers. I still have > not found what exactly is done to "protect" the servers. But for me it > looks like that those GSPs just look for changed files and loaded > plugins at server startup. All people then are able to check via the web > if a server is "protected". > > For me this looks like total bullsh** because server admins are still > able to change files while running the server and it is also possible to > load plugins while the server is running (e.g. with plugin_load). > > One approach to really secure the server against server-side > cheat-plugins is that the loaded plugin list is read e.g. every minute. > But is there maybe a way that a plugin is invisible for plugin_print? If > yes, this would also be useless. > But this is just for source servers. For hlds it may be enough to check > the loaded game dll and disallow metamod. > > Does someone here maybe has more information about this? > > Marcel > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > __________ Hinweis von ESET NOD32 Antivirus, Signaturdatenbank-Version 4994 > (20100402) __________ > > E-Mail wurde geprüft mit ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
