Bakst 98 Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) Hi all,I recently decided to check out the website of a German whitelisted DayZ server because I was intrigued by the idea of a server with an approval process that might be able to cut down on cheating. They claim to have virtually no script kiddies on their servers thanks to a whitelisting process that requires you to register an account on their site and then submit your Battleye GUID to your account profile; they claim the GUID is visible only to site admins and cannot be traced back to your cd-key due to the hash encoding.Now, the website *looks* friendly and legit, but I have serious doubts about submitting my GUID to any third party, however good their intentions may be. The process itself sounds fishy (log onto an official server, type in a certain command in the chat, make a note of the 32-character GUID... hmmm). Then again, I don't fully understand what GUID is/does, so maybe this whitelisting process is indeed harmless.Is my paranoia justified? Can anyone give me a quick explanation of what my GUID is and what I should (or should not) be doing to protect it? Thanks!EDIT: this has been deemed safe, see below: GUID is visible anyway, one-way hash encryption means cd-key is safe. case closed. Edited September 26, 2012 by Bakst Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nik21 287 Posted September 26, 2012 GUID stands for Global unique Identifier. It's a hash of you CD-Key. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drogur (DayZ) 169 Posted September 26, 2012 As far as I know there is no way to extract your CD key from your GUID. Only Battleye can do this.What could happend though is, that you GUID ends up in a ban list somewhere.Do you trust that German Dayz community and server admin to take care of your GUID in a safe manner?Ask them, ask how there processes of handeling all GUID´s look like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmashT 10907 Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) It's safe, that's why they use GUID's. It's a hash and it's one-way based on your CD Key, it's not the actual CD Key. They can't use it to obtain your CD-Key. Also, every Admin can already see your GUID when you join a server and I believe it also shows to all players if you are kicked or losing connection etc. It's fine. Edited September 26, 2012 by smasht_AU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dallas 5195 Posted September 26, 2012 Everyone can see your GUID with the command: #BECLIENT PLAYERS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bakst 98 Posted September 26, 2012 GUID stands for Global unique Identifier. It's a hash of you CD-Key.thanks!Do you trust that German Dayz community and server admin to take care of your GUID in a safe manner?it looks legit but heck i don't know this community from a hole in the ground at this point. i think i'll just let it be :)It's safe, that's why they use GUID's. It's a hash and it's one-way based on your CD Key, it's not the actual CD Key. They can't use it to obtain your CD-Key. Also, every Admin can already see your GUID when you join a server and I believe it also shows to all players if you are kicked or losing connection etc. It's fine.great thanks for the info, that clears everything up.Case Closed! =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
