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TF2 - STEAM validation rejected

Open BitmapDummy opened this issue 1 year ago • 5 comments

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When attempting to join a community server, this error message appears. This was after the game server was updated, new login tokens, new account identity credentials. What am I missing?

BitmapDummy avatar Apr 18 '24 23:04 BitmapDummy

This is caused by a sourcemod extension, specifically plugins using: https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=162489

iBoonie avatar Apr 19 '24 00:04 iBoonie

Same issue. Disabling Connect extension helped

DARKSIDE99199 avatar Apr 19 '24 10:04 DARKSIDE99199

This issue is not caused by connect! This is a bug in the Steam authentication flow which allows an unauthenticated client to play for extended amounts of time, likely due to a transient failure in the Steam client.

I have no reproduction but rebooting the Steam service always fixes it. Going offline/online also worked the one time I tried it.

Disabling connect is not a true fix, the bug will still occur, players will not be authenticated and they will eventually be booted by VAC if the client doesn’t sort itself out in time.

Mooshua avatar May 08 '24 09:05 Mooshua