EA Launching Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat [Sep 13, 2022, 6:27 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Electronic Arts
offers "A Deep Dive on EA AntiCheat for PC." This announces that EA is launching
its own kernel-level anti-cheat/anti-tamper solution as part of the launch of
FIFA 23 this (northern) autumn. This approach can be effective at enhancing
security, but the fight fire with fire approach leaves many gamers
uncomfortable, since such drivers are so intrusive. EA explains that creating
its own in-house approach has a number of advantage over third-party solutions.
Here's the plan:
EAAC is a kernel-mode anti-cheat and anti-tamper solution developed in-house at Electronic Arts. PC cheat developers have increasingly moved into the kernel, so we need to have kernel-mode protections to ensure fair play and tackle PC cheat developers on an even playing field.
As tech-inclined video gamers ourselves, it is important to us to make sure that any kernel anti-cheat included in our games acts with a strong focus on the privacy and security of our gamers that use a PC.
Third party anti-cheat solutions are often opaque to our teams, and prevent us from implementing additional privacy controls or customizations that provide greater accuracy and granularity for EA-specific game modes. With EAAC we have full stack ownership of the security & privacy posture, so we can fix security issues as soon as they may arise.
Burrito of Peace wrote on Sep 13, 2022, 19:45:Oh look, the guy who can barely install drivers is trying to tell people that a kernel level anti-cheat is neither valid nor acceptable. Hate to inform you, but this is literally the only thing comes remotely close to defeating cheaters and if you don't want to accept it then stop playing video games. Those of us who actually play online competitive games have been wanting this to become a standard for the last 3 years since they no longer do LAN outside of huge events.
Devs: "Let's fuck with the kernel! Surely everything will be brilliant!"
Microsoft, bent over with their hands spreading their cheeks wide: "Like this, EA Daddy?"
The fact that they think a kernel level anti-cheat is not only valid but acceptable is disgusting. "Pew Pew: Let's Pretend We're Soldiers Part 357" doesn't need system level protection. It's a low priority userland application, FFS! If you're that worried about your MTX cash cow, run it in a locked container and use encrypted data and network comms.
Yes, I'm a cranky, old neckbeard about it.
I am not saying this will stop cheaters as I doubt anything ever will, but this is a step in the right direction to eradicate them. Sorry your privacy is so important that you'd rather have cheaters in every game than play the game, but most of aren't paranoid security asshats.
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