Never trust the client. You should be able to put a check into place during that console command that makes sure they are able to run it, based on their world status or whatever. But you should never assume anything coming from then client hasn't been tampered with.
frikazoyd wrote: > The problem there is that this makes the whole process easy to tamper with. > I'd like to avoid that if at all possible. > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 1:09 AM, Janek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Use a ConCommand to send your data from client to server. >> >> J. >> >> Envoyé de mon iPhone >> >> Le 10 nov. 08 à 00:08, frikazoyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : >> >> >>> The idea is that I want each client to know if someone is in a >>> particular >>> group or not. Having the clients check if they are in the group is >>> easy >>> enough, but passing it to the server is a bit harder, in a secure >>> way. I >>> can't just use the data tables, as that seems to be only one-way data. >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:21 PM, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Why not do it clientside only? >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 10:54 PM, frikazoyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Back to this, I am having some issues passing the data to the >>>>> server from >>>>> each client. I want all the clients to check their groups, but then >>>>> >>>> passing >>>> >>>>> that info doesn't happen very cleanly. Network variables appear >>>>> to only >>>>> work one way. >>>>> >>>>> Is there a good, secure way to pass this data from each client to >>>>> the >>>>> server? >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Christopher Harris >>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi >>>>>> >>>>>> You must first iterate all your groups and print out the name and >>>>>> CSteamID.id then you will create a CSteamID variable for your group >>>>>> >>>> using >>>> >>>>>> the id as well as a 0 instance, a Clan Type, and a public >>>>>> universe. Then >>>>>> you >>>>>> iterate to see on each local client if they are in that specific >>>>>> group >>>>>> >>>> id >>>> >>>>>> then send it to the server, and then you can do what you need >>>>>> with that >>>>>> information. (The server does not have capability to check the >>>>>> group >>>>>> memberships that is why each local client must check if they are >>>>>> in the >>>>>> group and tell the server. It is also because a local client only >>>>>> knows >>>>>> about the membership of people he knows, ie friends) >>>>>> >>>>>> Chris >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>>>>> frikazoyd >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 7:08 PM >>>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Discussion of Half-Life Programming >>>>>> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Steam Community Group members >>>>>> >>>>>> I found a thread a while back on this, but I think all the code >>>>>> did was >>>>>> grab >>>>>> their friend ID and convert it to a steamID. The current SDK >>>>>> comes with >>>>>> that right out of the package though, so that isn't quite what I >>>>>> need. >>>>>> >>>>>> I was able to successfully list what groups *I* belong to, but >>>>>> according >>>>>> >>>> to >>>> >>>>>> the .h definitions, I believe those only list what groups the local >>>>>> >>>> player >>>> >>>>>> belongs to. I did notice, however, that the groups also post as >>>>>> >>>> CSteamID, >>>> >>>>>> so I was hoping that checking whether a user and the SteamID for >>>>>> a group >>>>>> were "friends" would be a possibility. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 5:35 PM, Jed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Didn't we have a discussion about this a few months ago? I think I >>>>>>> started the thread. Someone posted a link to some example code >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> did it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - Jed >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2008/10/23 frikazoyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> I noticed in the isteamfriends.h API there is some code to grab >>>>>>>> >>>> Steam >>>> >>>>>>>> Community Group info for the local player. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Is there a way to check whether anybody on the server is a >>>>>>>> member of >>>>>>>> >>>> a >>>> >>>>>>>> particular community group? I don't see any promising function >>>>>>>> >>>> names >>>> >>>>>> in >>>>>> >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> CSteamID class. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> frikazoyd >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>>>>>> >>>> archives, >>>> >>>>>>> please visit: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>>>>> archives, >>>>>>> please visit: >>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>>>> archives, >>>>>> please visit: >>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>>>> archives, >>>>>> please visit: >>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>>> archives, >>>>> >>>> please visit: >>>> >>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>> archives, >>>> please visit: >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>> archives, please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
