I released this information at — 2026-04-17 19:12 in my discord server, I only saw 1 thread after my first release and it was on another forum. I have been pretty busy in real life so I have not really been that active on EPVP but I decided today to make a write-up about it.
It's no secret that Facepunch themselves are hiring in-house Anti Cheat programmers and even offer penetrator testers to help them through platforms like HackerOne
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They have been doing this for a while now, however I decided to make a MITM proxy running on a raspberry PI model B intercepting HTTP/HTTPS traffic and dumping everything Facepunch is actively grabbing through their endpoints and there is some very interesting information in these endpoints
The endpoints are
api.facepunch.com
rust-api.facepunch.com
Endpoint 1 (/api/public/feedback/report/)
This get sent when you F7 report someone ingame on any server
Endpoint 2 (/api/public/analytics/rust/client)Code:{ "endpoint": "POST /api/public/feedback/report/", "params": { "public_key": "REDACTED" }, "report": { "Subject": "[cheat] 1", "Message": "1", "Type": 2, "TargetReportType": "cheat", "TargetId": "REDACTED", "TargetName": "REDACTED", "TargetEntity": null, "UsersInRange": null, "AppInfo": { "UserName": "REDACTED", "UserId": "REDACTED", "GpuMem": "REDACTED", "Mem": "REDACTED", "Version": 3, "ServerAddress": "REDACTED", "ServerName": "REDACTED", "ServerVersion": "REDACTED", "Name": "REDACTED", "LevelName": "Procedural Map", "LevelPos": "REDACTED", "LevelRot": "REDACTED", "CpuCount": "REDACTED", "Cpu": "REDACTED", "Gpu": "REDACTED", "Os": "REDACTED", "Arch": "REDACTED", "MinutesPlayed": 3, "Image": null, "Build": { "Valid": true, "Build": { "Name": "Rust-Client-release", "Url": "https://build.facepunch.com/job/Rust-Client-release/24/", "Id": "24", "Node": "SVR-RUST-BS-03", "Number": "24", "Tag": "jenkins-Rust-Client-release-24" }, "Date": 1776410850, "Scm": { "Comment": "", "Type": "PlasticScm", "Author": "", "ChangeId": "148916", "Date": "17/04/2026 08:27:30", "Repo": "rust_reboot", "Branch": "release" } } } }, "userid": "REDACTED", "token": "REDACTED", "config": { "accessibility": { "allynametagcolour": "0", "buildingblockedzonecolour": "0", "clannametagcolour": "0", "disablemovementininventory": "False", "enemynametagcolour": "0", "healthbarcolour": "0", "holosightcolour": "0", "hungerbarcolour": "0", "hydrationbarcolour": "0" }, "audio": { "master": "0", "game": "1", "ui": "1", "voices": "1", "musicvolume": "0", "musicvolumemenu": "0", "speakers": "2" }, "graphics": { "fov": "90", "drawdistance": "500", "vsync": "0", "renderscale": "1", "shadowmode": "3", "lodbias": "0.7", "dlss": "-1", "dlaa": "False", "dof": "False", "bloom": "False", "motionblur": "False", "contactshadows": "False", "grassshadows": "False", "volumetric_clouds": "0", "screenmode": "1", "resolution": "6", "uiscale": "1" }, "fps": { "limit": "240", "limitinbackground": "False", "limitinmenu": "False" }, "input": { "sensitivity": "1", "ads_sensitivity": "1", "flipy": "False", "toggleads": "False", "toggleduck": "False", "alwayssprint": "False", "pushtotalk": "True" }, "crosshair": { "color": "6", "style": "1", "dotsize": "1.7", "length": "7", "width": "2", "spacing": "1", "outline": "False", "dynamic_spacing": "True", "dynamic_visibility": "False" }, "global": { "language": "en", "streamermode": "False", "showblood": "False", "richpresence": "False", "censornudity": "2", "perf": "5" } }, "keybinds": { "tab": "inventory.toggle", "return": "chat.open", "space": "+jump", "1": "+slot1", "2": "+slot2", "3": "+slot3", "4": "+slot4", "5": "+slot5", "6": "+slot6", "7": "+holsteritem", "a": "+left", "b": "+gestures", "c": "~fov 30;fov 90", "d": "+right", "e": "+use;+nextskin", "f": "lighttoggle;+focusmap", "g": "+map", "h": "+hoverloot", "j": "clan.toggleclan", "m": "+firemode", "n": "inventory.examineheld", "p": "+pets", "q": "+prevskin;no_input", "r": "+reload", "s": "+backward", "t": "chat.open", "v": "+voice", "w": "+forward", "x": "swapseats", "y": "forward;sprint", "mouse0": "+attack", "mouse1": "+attack2", "mouse2": "+attack3", "mouse3": "+ping", "mouse4": "+hoverloot", "mousewheelup": "+invprev", "mousewheeldown": "+invnext", "leftshift": "+sprint", "leftcontrol": "+duck", "leftalt": "+altlook", "f1": "consoletoggle", "f2": "legacyconsoletoggle" } }
Acts like a heartbeat packet
The analytics packet is an interesting one cause it contain a lot of information from user-mode from your computer and even game information such as keybinds, active console commandsCode:[2026-04-17T19:13:03.162044] POST /api/public/analytics/rust/client CONTENT-TYPE: application/json; charset=utf-8 BODY: [ { "Timestamp": "2026-04-17T17:13:00.2750410Z", "Data": { "type": "client_performance", "guid": "REDACTED", "environment": "release", "session_id": "REDACTED", "time_of_day": "625789745837330000", "connected_time": "639.3717914", "server_session_id": "REDACTED", "server_index": "1", "instanced_rendering": "false", "draw_count": "0", "current_texture_memory": "3429245901", "desired_texture_memory": "3411850789", "non_streaming_memory": "3090197520", "non_streaming_count": "4203", "streaming_upload_count": "1241", "streaming_texture_count": "8665", "streaming_loading_count": "0", "streaming_pending_count": "0", "streaming_renderer_count": "15767", "target_texture_memory": "3429245901", "total_texture_memory": "22157987341", "friends_menu_open_count": "0", "friends_messages_sent": "0", "friends_messages_received": "0", "friends_invites_sent": "0", "friends_invites_received": "0", "friends_invites_accepted": "0", "friends_discord_link_state": "none", "modified_convars": { "app.serverid": "REDACTED", "audio.master": "0", "audio.musicvolume": "0", "audio.musicvolumemenu": "0", "client.allowdiscordprovisionalaccount": "False", "client.hasdeclinedtutorial": "True", "client.headbob": "False", "client.hurtpunch": "False", "client.map_marker_autoname": "False", "copypaste.drawselection": "True", "debug.skyreflection": "True", "decor.quality": "40", "effects.antialiasing": "0", "effects.ao": "False", "effects.bloom": "False", "effects.creationeffects": "False", "effects.hurtoverlay": "False", "effects.hurtoverleyapplylighting": "False", "effects.lensdirt": "False", "effects.maxgibs": "0", "effects.motionblur": "False", "effects.shafts": "False", "effects.vignet": "False", "env.cloudrotation": "290.8498", "env.nightlight_debugcamera_enabled": "False", "gc.buffer": "4096", "gc.enabled": "True", "global.censornudity": "2", "global.perf": "5", "global.richpresence": "False", "global.showblood": "False", "graphics.drawdistance": "500", "graphics.fov": "90", "graphics.lodbias": "0.7", "graphics.resolution": "6", "graphics.screenmode": "1", "graphics.shaderlod": "2", "graphics.shadowmode": "3", "graphics.vm_fov_scale": "False", "graphics.volumetric_clouds": "0", "graphicssettings.anisotropicfiltering": "0", "graphicssettings.billboardsfacecameraposition": "False", "graphicssettings.particleraycastbudget": "256", "graphicssettings.pixellightcount": "0", "graphicssettings.shadowqualitypreset": "1", "graphicssettings.softparticles": "False", "grass.quality": "40", "mesh.quality": "75", "particle.quality": "40", "reports.exceptionreportmaxlength": "600", "server.tutorialenabled": "True", "terrain.quality": "40", "tree.meshes": "45", "tree.quality": "75", "water.quality": "0", "water.reflections": "0", "weather.clear_chance": "0.9", "weather.fog_chance": "0.03", "weather.overcast_chance": "0.03", "weather.rain_chance": "0.08", "weather.storm_chance": "0.02", "crosshair.color": "6", "crosshair.dynamic_visibility": "False", "crosshair.style": "1", "drone.maxcontrolrange": "600", "gametip.showgametips": "False", "ioentity.allow_on_boats": "True", "lookattooltip.crosshairmode": "2", "rgbeffects.brightness": "0", "rgbeffects.enabled": "False" }, "command_line": "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Rust\\RustClient.exe\" \"-logfile\" \"output_log.txt\" \"-timestamps\" \"-disable-gpu-skinning\" \"-graphics.dlss\" \"1-\" ", "lag_spike_count": "7", "lag_spike_no_gc_count": "6", "lag_spike_threshold": "0.1", "gc_count": "1", "ram_managed": "1508659200", "ram_total": "12696", "uptime": "724", "map_url": "REDACTED", "world_size": "REDACTED", "world_seed": "REDACTED", "world_ts": "REDACTED", "active_scene": "Procedural Map", "is_official": "true", "time_talking": "0", "language": "en", "graphics_settings": { "render_scale": "1", "nvidia_dlss": "-1", "shadow_quality_preset": "1", "shadow_quality": "1", "shadow_cascades": "2", "max_shadow_lights": "1", "water_quality": "0", "water_reflections": "0", "shader_level": "2", "draw_distance": "500", "shadow_distance": "180", "anisotropic_filtering": "1", "parallax_mapping": "0", "grass_displacement": "True", "grass_shadows": "False", "nvidia_reflex": "-1", "particle_quality": "40", "object_quality": "75", "tree_quality": "75", "max_tree_meshes": "45", "terrain_quality": "40", "grass_quality": "40", "decor_quality": "40", "anti_aliasing": "0", "ambient_occlusion": "False", "bloom": "False", "lens_dirt": "False", "motion_blur": "False", "sun_shafts": "False", "sharpen": "True", "vignet": "False", "occlusion_culling": "True", "contact_shadows": "False", "toggle_culling": "True", "fps_limit": "240", "vsync": "0", "fps_limit_background": "False", "fps_limit_menu": "False", "field_of_view": "90", "screen_x": "1920", "screen_y": "1080", "resolution_x": "1920", "resolution_y": "1080", "refresh_rate": "180", "fullscreen": "1", "physics_steps": "32", "physics_maxsteps": "2", "sensitivity": "1", "ui_scale": "1", "ui_inventory_player": "True", "audio_master": "0", "audio_music": "0", "audio_music_menu": "0", "audio_voices": "1", "audio_game": "1", "audio_instruments": "1", "audio_voice_props": "1", "audio_events": "1", "audio_speakers": "2", "encryption": "2" }, "server_address": "REDACTED", "era": "None", "steam_id_hash": "REDACTED=", "hardware": { "device_name": "DESKTOP-REDACTED", "device_hash": "REDACTED=", "gpu_name": "REDACTED", "gpu_ram": "REDACTED", "gpu_vendor": "ATI", "gpu_version": "Direct3D 11.0 [level 11.1]", "gpu_shader_level": "50", "gpu_max_buffer_size": "REDACTED", "gpu_device_version": "Direct3D 11.0 [level 11.1]", "cpu_cores": "12", "max_compute_work_size": "1024", "max_compute_work_size_x": "1024", "max_compute_work_size_y": "1024", "max_compute_work_size_z": "64", "cpu_frequency": "3993", "gpu_max_texture_size": "16384", "cpu_name": "REDACTED", "system_memory": "REDACTED", "os": "REDACTED", "supports_compute_shaders": "True", "supports_async_compute": "False", "supports_async_gpu_readback": "True", "supports_3d_textures": "True", "supports_instancing": "True" }, "application": { "unity": "2022.3.41x1", "changeset": "148916", "branch": "release", "network_version": "2623", "eos_sdk": "1.19.0.3-49960398", "eos_enabled": "true", "eos_supported_system_config": "18", "eos_tpm": "false", "eos_secureboot": "true", "eos_hvci": "false", "eos_iommu": "false" }, "flush_ms": "1", "gpu_frametime_average_ms": "8.63498777281508", "total_time": "599.4445754", "frames": "66608", "frametime_average": "0.00899958826867643", "frametime_99_9": "0.0314012", "frametime_99": "0.0132436", "frametime_90": "0.0101887", "frametime_75": "0.0094682", "frametime_50": "0.0087782", "frametime_25": "0.0081794", "frametime_10": "0.0076851", "frametime_1": "0.0071787", "frametime_0_1": "0.0069931", "frametime_std_dev": "3.59987918210651", "inventory_total_time": "0.4319574", "inventory_frames": "38", "inventory_frametime_average": "0.0113673", "inventory_frametime_99_9": "0.0359414", "inventory_frametime_99": "0.0359414", "inventory_frametime_90": "0.0161867", "inventory_frametime_75": "0.0104014", "inventory_frametime_50": "0.0097672", "inventory_frametime_25": "0.0092997", "inventory_frametime_10": "0.0091147", "inventory_frametime_1": "0.0089021", "inventory_frametime_0_1": "0.0089021", "inventory_frametime_std_dev": "5.49019533108919", "gc_generations": "0", "gc_total": "38", "ping_average": "29", "ping_count": "120" } } ]
Hardware packet
EOS informationCode:"hardware": { "device_name": "DESKTOP-REDACTED", "device_hash": "REDACTED=", "gpu_name": "REDACTED", "gpu_ram": "REDACTED", "gpu_vendor": "ATI", "gpu_version": "Direct3D 11.0 [level 11.1]", "gpu_shader_level": "50", "gpu_max_buffer_size": "REDACTED", "gpu_device_version": "Direct3D 11.0 [level 11.1]", "cpu_cores": "12", "max_compute_work_size": "1024", "max_compute_work_size_x": "1024", "max_compute_work_size_y": "1024", "max_compute_work_size_z": "64", "cpu_frequency": "3993", "gpu_max_texture_size": "16384", "cpu_name": "REDACTED", "system_memory": "REDACTED", "os": "REDACTED", "supports_compute_shaders": "True", "supports_async_compute": "False", "supports_async_gpu_readback": "True", "supports_3d_textures": "True", "supports_instancing": "True" },
They also log stuff as, is_official, time_talking, graphics_settings, modified_convarsCode:"application": { "unity": "2022.3.41x1", "changeset": "148916", "branch": "release", "network_version": "2623", "eos_sdk": "1.19.0.3-49960398", "eos_enabled": "true", "eos_supported_system_config": "18", "eos_tpm": "false", "eos_secureboot": "true", "eos_hvci": "false", "eos_iommu": "false" },
modified_convars is very interesting cause they could potentially tell that you are using an external/dma/internal cheat if you have example noclip enabled, godmode enabled, fov value changes
Modified Convars
Code:"modified_convars": { "app.serverid": "REDACTED", "audio.master": "0", "audio.musicvolume": "0", "audio.musicvolumemenu": "0", "client.allowdiscordprovisionalaccount": "False", "client.hasdeclinedtutorial": "True", "client.headbob": "False", "client.hurtpunch": "False", "client.map_marker_autoname": "False", "copypaste.drawselection": "True", "debug.skyreflection": "True", "decor.quality": "40", "effects.antialiasing": "0", "effects.ao": "False", "effects.bloom": "False", "effects.creationeffects": "False", "effects.hurtoverlay": "False", "effects.hurtoverleyapplylighting": "False", "effects.lensdirt": "False", "effects.maxgibs": "0", "effects.motionblur": "False", "effects.shafts": "False", "effects.vignet": "False", "env.cloudrotation": "290.8498", "env.nightlight_debugcamera_enabled": "False", "gc.buffer": "4096", "gc.enabled": "True", "global.censornudity": "2", "global.perf": "5", "global.richpresence": "False", "global.showblood": "False", "graphics.drawdistance": "500", "graphics.fov": "90", "graphics.lodbias": "0.7", "graphics.resolution": "6", "graphics.screenmode": "1", "graphics.shaderlod": "2", "graphics.shadowmode": "3", "graphics.vm_fov_scale": "False", "graphics.volumetric_clouds": "0", "graphicssettings.anisotropicfiltering": "0", "graphicssettings.billboardsfacecameraposition": "False", "graphicssettings.particleraycastbudget": "256", "graphicssettings.pixellightcount": "0", "graphicssettings.shadowqualitypreset": "1", "graphicssettings.softparticles": "False", "grass.quality": "40", "mesh.quality": "75", "particle.quality": "40", "reports.exceptionreportmaxlength": "600", "server.tutorialenabled": "True", "terrain.quality": "40", "tree.meshes": "45", "tree.quality": "75", "water.quality": "0", "water.reflections": "0", "weather.clear_chance": "0.9", "weather.fog_chance": "0.03", "weather.overcast_chance": "0.03", "weather.rain_chance": "0.08", "weather.storm_chance": "0.02", "crosshair.color": "6", "crosshair.dynamic_visibility": "False", "crosshair.style": "1", "drone.maxcontrolrange": "600", "gametip.showgametips": "False", "ioentity.allow_on_boats": "True", "lookattooltip.crosshairmode": "2", "rgbeffects.brightness": "0", "rgbeffects.enabled": "False" },