| What does this mean? [message #129958] |
Fri, 31 December 2004 15:11  |
Spoony_old
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Is this a glitch in the locator, or two people using the same username (one on Euro, one on USA for instance)
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| What does this mean? [message #130042] |
Sat, 01 January 2005 04:37  |
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Crimson
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The locator only shows people who launched RenGuard as that username. I could log in with each of my computers as "crimsson" at the same time and show as "idle". It doesn't detect a WOL match.
I'm the bawss.
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| What does this mean? [message #130068] |
Sat, 01 January 2005 09:02 |
Spoony_old
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It's within the realm of probability. More likely, I suspect, someone else was just using his WOL nick for... I dunno, fun?
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| What does this mean? [message #130078] |
Sat, 01 January 2005 10:02 |
Spoony_old
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| Crimson |
The locator only shows people who launched RenGuard as that username. I could log in with each of my computers as "crimsson" at the same time and show as "idle". It doesn't detect a WOL match.
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uhhh... why are multiple logins of the same name allowed?
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| What does this mean? [message #130162] |
Sat, 01 January 2005 18:44 |
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Crimson
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Multiple logins are allowed because there is no inherent security risk in it. You could log into RenGuard as "crimsson" and yet you wouldn't have any of my passwords or be able to play in WOL as me (unless you used RenIP)... there is no personally identifiable information available in RenGuard, especially when we're only using "username" to log in.
The true security of RenGuard is when you run a server that also uses RenGuard. Then the server software and the client software can run all the necessary checks to make sure you are logging into the server with the same IP and same computer as you are running RenGuard on. When all that checks out, you are "bound" to the server. You hear the "RenGuard" sound, and the locator will list which server you're in. Then, and only then, can we be the most secure that you aren't cheating.
I'm the bawss.
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