Steam does not support a proxy. I take it it's because it would be an easy way to steal accounts/items.
Take care, On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 10:02 PM, [BT]Black V <[email protected]> wrote: > does steam support a proxy? > > On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Robert Paulson <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > All you need is www.fiddler2.com and anyone can get your fast download > > url, even with https. > > > > On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Cameron Munroe > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Well in my case it would be more along the lines of anonymizing the > > traffic > > > as the URL would be hidden, the only thing that would be there is the > ip > > > address of where the web server is, therfore keep preying eyes out. I > > know > > > that they could probably just see the stream of data coming from the > > 27005 > > > port, but its an idea to greater harden gaming server, IMO. > > > > > > Thanks btw for the "answers." > > > > > > > > > On 10/7/2012 2:40 PM, Rudy Bleeker wrote: > > >> > > >> Right, so it's possible.Thanks for testing this Mr. Invalid Protocol. > > >> > > >> I have to side with Cameron on this one, so many replies arguing the > > >> benefits and drawbacks of HTTPS which didn't answer his question, > > >> where a simple "yes it works" or "no it's not supported" would have > > >> sufficed. If someone wants to use something for whatever reason, > > >> that's up to them. Please be nice and try to answer the question asked > > >> or don't reply at all if you don't know. We're here to help eachother > > >> after all. > > >> > > >> Also, people who talk about the overhead or 'cost' of HTTPS over HTTP > > >> don't know what they're talking about, since the overhead of SSL is so > > >> minimal that modern day (less than 5 years old) hardware should barely > > >> notice it. It does however offer an additional layer of security for > > >> the user, for example to prevent tampering with the downloaded files > > >> by a man-in-the-middle which could possibly crash the game client (as > > >> Invalid Protocol points out the result would be), which is technically > > >> a DoS type attack. > > >> > > >> > > >> On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 12:51 AM, Invalid Protocol > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> You can monitor whatever you want, there's no difference between HTTP > > and > > >>> HTTPS. > > >>> > > >>> It is silly to use HTTPS for downloading maps/sounds and other custom > > >>> resources required for a game. You don't need any extra "privacy" and > > >>> does > > >>> not "protect our users". There's no advantage. You should protect > your > > >>> fast > > >>> download against bandwidth stealing, but that's a different story and > > has > > >>> nothing to do with HTTP or HTTPS. > > >>> > > >>> You don't "have to buy a 50+ license" to test this. Start a game > > server, > > >>> load a custom map and set sv_downloadurl to > > >>> "https://msp.f-secure.com/web-test/common/test.html?"; url (don't > > forget > > >>> the > > >>> last ? character, otherwise you'll get a 404 error). Then connect to > > >>> server > > >>> using a client that does not have the map and see if it tries to > > download > > >>> it. Have the console enabled to see the "downloading" messages (maybe > > >>> developer variable must be 1). Also check the my_custom_map.bsp > > >>> downloaded > > >>> file, should be a HTTP page. > > >>> > > >>> Anyway, it seems that it works. At least in CS:GO, but then the > client > > >>> crashes because the downloaded map is invalid (is a HTML page). > > >>> > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: [email protected] > > >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Cameron > > >>> Munroe > > >>> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 11:53 PM > > >>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > > >>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Https for fastdl > > >>> > > >>> The idea about HTTPS is that there is a growing push to monitor and > > harm > > >>> traffic on the internet. A fix for this is https, and as stated > before: > > >>> > > >>> an extreme explanation might be: it could help against tampering > > ... > > >>> > > >>> if you have an ISP that do not wants you to play they could just > > >>> > > >>> corrupt > > >>> > > >>>>> each and every fast download tries... with https istead that > > could > > >>>>> be > > >>>>> very hard (in both detecting the typo of file being downloaded > > and > > >>>>> breaking into an ssl stream corrupting it) > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Nowadays, expecially in countries where "privacy" is just a > word > > >>>>> on a > > >>>>> dictionary, everything should be run within encrypted tunnels > > >>> > > >>> This is something that modern day china, and other countries are > > pushing > > >>> towards. Im not trying to be illegal, but rather make it so that its > > >>> harder to track users downloading files off my fastdl. > > >>> > > >>> We should all be pushing to increase https usage in this modern day > > >>> world to not only protect our users, but also to hide the traffics > full > > >>> intent to outside eyes. > > >>> > > >>> The main reason for my blow up below is the fact that I'm so tired of > > >>> responses that simply do not help the thread progress. Its common on > > >>> here, and it is bloody annoying. In any case I understand your point > > >>> about the extra cost and lowering of speed by switching to https, > but I > > >>> simply want to know if it would be possible at all to do. > > >>> > > >>> On 10/5/2012 2:45 PM, Bruno Garcia wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> I'm not trying to criticize your thread or your means to use the > Fast > > >>>> download functionality. > > >>>> I'm simple stating that you would get a better result for less cost. > > >>>> > > >>>> I'm sorry if it was mis intended in that way. > > >>>> > > >>>> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 6:36 PM, Cameron Munroe > > >>> > > >>> <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> This is why I hate this thread, there is never any good answers > just > > >>>>> criticism. The question is fully legitimate as since your an idiot > > and > > >>>>> don't understand that testing is sorta hard considering you have to > > buy > > >>>>> a > > >>>>> 50+ license. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> As I stated to the other guy, if you have nothing productive to say > > >>>>> don't > > >>>>> bloody fucking say it. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> God how hard is that, to keep your mouth shut. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On 10/5/2012 2:31 PM, Ulrich Block wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> Am 05.10.2012 23:26, schrieb Cameron Munroe: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Maybe by your opinion. Now if you have nothing "productive" to > > state > > >>>>>>> on > > >>>>>>> whether it works or not then stop replying as I already > understand > > >>>>>>> the > > >>>>>>> below and that it has a cost. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>> So much time and posts have past... During that period try and > error > > >>>>>> would have been much faster > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> ______________________________**_________________ > > >>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > >>>>>> please visit: > > >>>>>> > > >>> > > >>> https://list.valvesoftware. > > **com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**hlds_linux<https > > >>> ://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ > > >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > >>>>> please visit: > > >>>>> > > >>> > > >>> https://list.valvesoftware. > > **com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**hlds_linux<https > > >>> ://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> > > >>>> > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > >>> > > >>> please visit: > > >>>> > > >>>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > >>> please visit: > > >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > >>> please visit: > > >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: > > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > -- > Cheers > > Terry Wrennall > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
