Security Tutorials
CS 1.6 server setup, fixes, plugin development, and administration guides.
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The red flags in .sma source and compiled .amxx files that hand an attacker admin or RCON — hardcoded IDs, hidden commands, outbound sockets — and how to vet a plugin safely.
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Why non-steam clients can claim an admin's SteamID, how Reunion's SteamIdHashSalt closes the hole, and how to authenticate admins so they cannot be impersonated.
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Rate-limit the game port, absorb A2S query floods, and maintain a fast drop list with ipset — plus the limits of host-level filtering against real volumetric attacks.
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Why A2S_INFO query floods knock a CS 1.6 server offline, how to spot them with tcpdump, and how to rate-limit connectionless queries on UDP 27015 with iptables.
Security Daemon666 8 min read826 views
