Anti-cheat engines are now requiring users to have Secure Boot and a fTPM enabled in order to play online multiplayer games. Will this decrease the amount of cheating, or is it a futile attempt at curbing an ever-growing problem?

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/35893414

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Anti-cheat engines are now requiring users to have Secure Boot and a fTPM enabled in order to play online multiplayer games. Will this decrease the amount of cheating, or is it a futile attempt at curbing an ever-growing problem?

  • vane@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    I never got interested how anti cheat software works but article claims kernel level anti cheat relies on hardware fingerprint. They say people can buy new game and cheat again, I think it’s cheaper now for people to buy new hard drive and change fingerprint and don’t even bother with this shit. This is stupid.