Anti-Cheat Tool for Detecting Unauthorized User Interference in the Unity Engine Using Blockchain

Kędziora, Michał; Gorka, Aleksander; Marianski, Aleksander; Jóźwiak, Ireneusz J.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-34706-2_10

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“…In our network analysis, we noticed that the Pokémon GO client app connects to various services such as d2.shared.global.fastly.net, which 10 provides security checks, API protection and DDoS protection among others. We also saw the client app connect to app.adjust.com which provides cheating prevention related services 11 such as:…”

Section: Other Forms Of Cheating Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Examples of technical cheating include packet tampering, use of modified user interfaces, look-ahead cheating and cracking, and while there exists counter-measures which developers can employ [21, pp. 290-297], technical cheating remains a major problem in today's online gaming landscape [10]. As new types of games are developed, new forms of cheating also emerge.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Technical cheating prevention in location-based games

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Koivunen

et al. 2021

International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies '21

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Online multiplayer game developers have plenty of motivation to prevent technical cheating in their games. In the case of location-based games (LBGs), in addition to the usual anti-cheat measures, developers need to be able to verify players' location sensor data. This is a challenge, as mobile devices' sensor data is easy to manipulate, and its verification goes beyond the permissions granted to individual applications such as LBGs. In this work we focus on the most popular LBG, Pokémon GO, and investigate via a technical analysis and gray literature search what countermeasures the game has implemented to prevent technical cheating. We obtain a large diverse set of data which we synthesize using the Gioia method into three main clusters: (1) preemptive measures; (2) ad hoc analysis; and (3) player communication. Our work demonstrates that a wide range of technical tools, both self-developed and 3rd party provided, are used to enhance the multi-layered cheating prevention of LBGs. Our findings can be considered an exemplar look into the industry leaders' solutions to technical cheating issues that LBGs face. CCS Concepts: • Security and privacy → Software reverse engineering; Software security engineering.

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Section: Other Forms Of Cheating Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Technical cheating prevention in location-based games

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Rauti

Koivunen

et al. 2021

International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies '21

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“…User anonymity and the lack of a central unit to manage the system have gained popularity over time [13]. More blockchain-based systems have emerged that offer a variety of possibilities [15] [18]. Bitcoin is no longer attractive for transactions due to high transaction fees and speed of transactions.…”

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confidence: 99%

Blockchain Decentralized Voting for Verified Users with a Focus on Anonymity

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Marianski²,

Kędziora³

2021

Computer Science &Amp; Information Technology (CS &Amp; IT)

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The paper presents decentralized voting scheme for verified users while maintaining their anonymity. A blockchain network was applied, which is a decentralized and distributed database based on the Peer-to-Peer architecture. During the implementation, the Ethereum network was used. Thanks to this, it is possible to code the terms of the contract required to perform the transaction. Ethereum and the use of smart contracts were also discussed in paper. The implementation uses the blind signature protocol by David Chaum and encryption with the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) algorithm. Presented in this paper scheme for blockchain decentralized voting for verified users with focus on anonymity is then fully implemented and identified potential issues are analysed and discussed.

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