Gani Cheat Security

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Crow

I believe that repeated file size checks and calls to fileUpdate() will suffice for modified images.

Not sure what fileUpdate() does but you could just make a new 1x1 image with the same file size?

Originally Posted by salesman

I was going to say the same thing, but unless players can say '/somemoviegani' or something, then I doubt existing movie ganis would be that big of a deal.

The problem comes from ganis that players are able to use at will, no?

It's fairly trivial to set your GANI using Cheat Engine.

[Crow]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

Not sure what fileUpdate() does but you could just make a new 1x1 image with the same file size?

fileUpdate(str) requests a file to be (re-)downloaded. In theory, one could do that. But most people do not know how to do it. I agree that an MD5 sum is the safer way to do it, but in most cases, a file size check will do.

[MrOmega]

how about checking the timestamp?

[Crow]

Originally Posted by MrOmega

how about checking the timestamp?

Fakeable. Doesn't make it any safer.