Re: Thank you Stormbinder!
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If it turns out to be hex editing then there is no vulnerability to be "fixed".
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Sure there is. As Esben (I think) pointed out, a server-side audit of the incoming 2h file can entirely eliminate the possibility of cheating by editing the .2h or .trn file. However, I agree that if Norfleet was regularly getting his hands on the ftherlnd file (Esben doubts this and so do I) then there's likely no practical fix.
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I wouldnt call that a vulnerabilty. Only more checks. But thats all semantics. Basically thats the kindof accounting that is already in place. It would have forced him to spend his illicit gains every turn or have it caught by the cheat-check routine which apparently he did. Of course further checks can be put in (I think I mentioned that) but Im not sure if the processing time and harddrive space would a trade-off that will happen quietly. And that still wouldnt stop hex editing.
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