[RELEASE]Protect Server With Key[ALL PATCHES]

[Fish*]

Here is my release & guide for protecting your server.
You can use this form to protect any program from opening, if you follow all steps. But basicly is for protecting your server. (Thats what im gonna show)
Lets start with the things you will need to do before following my guide.

-Make sure you got C#
-That you download my form apllication

Download:


How to set it up?


Search for:

private string TextA

Now you will see all these private strings:

        private string TextA = "a83d92s2"; //Key 1
        private string TextB = "d2k492s2"; //Key 2
        private string TextC = "b2d9rox6"; //Key 3
        private string TextD = "r92k48cs"; //Key 4
        private string TextE = "cs39527d"; //Key 5
        private string TextF = "fos932f9"; //Key 6
        private string TextG = "fcks9369"; //Key 7
        private string TextH = "slg038fm"; //Key 8
        private string TextI = "svei29do"; //Key 9
        private string TextJ = "sclh4d94"; //Key 10
        private string TextK = "mn27fj42"; //Key 11

thats the keys you have to enter to open server.
You can edit them to what ever you want.

Now open your serverfolder.
Find the exe file for running your server.
example: runserver.exe
Leave the folder open for now.

Now anywhere on your pc (Make it a wierd place, so is hard to find).
Make a shortcut to the server runner.
Make the name of it to something that noone will know
Call it ex. hahahaha
it will be hahahaha.lnk
because lnk is the end for shortcut.

Now back to your server folder.
Right click on the server runner and choose Properties
Make the file hidden.
Now there is no possibility to run server manual.
Except, if they know where the shortcut is. (Thats why you have to make it be somewhere they cant find it.

Okay so far.
How long are we and what he we done?

-We have set our keys
-We have made a secret shortcut for run server
-We have made the server runner hidden

What are we gonna do now?

-Make the application run the server after enter key
-How to add more keys
-How to run it
-What can improve this application

Now search for:

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

In this methode you have to edit all the:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("C:/");

to the path of the shortcut you made.
ex.

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("C:/Server/LOL/secret.lnk");

MAKE SURE IS .LNK

So how do you add more keys?
Search for:

private string TextK

under that just add more private strings
ex.

private string TextL = "f82d9gda"; //Key 12

Then search for:

else if (TextK == textBox1.Text && KeyK == true)

then above else if (KeyA == true etc.
add ex.

            else if (TextL == textBox1.Text && KeyL == true)
            {
                //Key 3
                System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("C:/");//Edit this to the shortcut of server run ex. C:/Server/server.lnk
                Thread.Sleep(200);
                Application.Exit();
            }

Now search for private void Form1_Load
find:

int Nr = K.Next(1, 11);

change it to ex.

int Nr = K.Next(1, 12);

Then it can have 12 keys.
Then find if (Nr == 11)
under it put ex.:

                if (Nr == 12)
                {
                    Start = true;
                    KeyL = true;
                    MessageBox.Show("Please enter key 12");
                }

Now you have added 1 more key.

Now how do i make it work?



Okay final thing, how can you improve this application?
If you got an externharddisk only read this.

First install c# in the externharddisk.
Now uninstall c# (After your server is full done)
Then you will only have c# on your externharddisk.
Then take your externharddisk out of pc, when you are not playing.
If you are playing, then let it be in, so you can edit server.
If you are using a VPS, then make sure you got a backup of server on your pc, so you can edit server still.
But it wont be possible to do on the VPS.

Current Protect Keys:

[SIZE="4"]a83d92s2 //Key 1
d2k492s2 //Key 2
b2d9rox6 //Key 3
r92k48cs //Key 4
cs39527d //Key 5
fos932f9 //Key 6
fcks9369 //Key 7
slg038fm //Key 8
svei29do //Key 9
sclh4d94 //Key 10
mn27fj42 //Key 11[/SIZE]

Any Problems reply here or PM me
I hope this was useful.

[QuickCo]

nice release +k Thanks

[Fish*]

Originally Posted by QuickCo

nice release +k Thanks

Thanks, I appriciate that

[Kiyono]

You can't really make a secret shortcut since you can right click it and choose "Open file location"

[Fish*]

Originally Posted by Kiyono

You can't really make a secret shortcut since you can right click it and choose "Open file location"

you cant right click, if you dont know where the file is?

First itell to make a shortcut and put it anywhere on pc, so you cant find it.

Now anywhere on your pc (Make it a wierd place, so is hard to find).
Make a shortcut to the server runner.
Make the name of it to something that noone will know
Call it ex. hahahaha
it will be hahahaha.lnk
because lnk is the end for shortcut.

then i tell to make the server run hidden.

Right click on the server runner and choose Properties
Make the file hidden.
Now there is no possibility to run server manual.

So the hackers actually have to search the entire pc to open server.
And they cant just search on ex. ConquerServer.exe
because the link have another name.

[Kiyono]

Oh, I misunderstood.

[Fish*]

Originally Posted by Kiyono

Oh, I misunderstood.

haha, we all do sometimes

[Paralyzer[GM]]

Explain what it does abit more EXACTLY what it does ? protect against bots or what

[Fish*]

Originally Posted by Paralyzer[GM]

Explain what it does abit more EXACTLY what it does ? protect against bots or what

against hackers that hack into your server.
So they cant run server.
if you read all the things, you would know, duh?

[Paralyzer[GM]]

Meh, I am known to be lazy

[Fish*]

Originally Posted by Paralyzer[GM]

Meh, I am known to be lazy

lol i agree with ya...

[Øblivion]

Very nice

[ImFlamedCOD]

Grillmad i do not mean to rain on your party or anything but its quite pointless. Unless they do not protect the .exe .net reflection is so easy theses days. Best ways to ensure private server source code safety are as followed:
Encrypt Data
Use .net Obfuscatory
Do not send or upload your source to public area's always password encrypt uploaded files
Always scan file sent to you by people over msn , aim or anywhere else. If it is a custom made program do not trust it. Its not hard to make a file transfer program , key logger and other types of malicious software. Programs made like this will not be picked up by any anti-virus as they are brand new.
The list is endless , the best safety is your own.

[s.bat]

Originally Posted by grillmad

against hackers that hack into your server.
So they cant run server.
if you read all the things, you would know, duh?

You let hackers hack into your server? I'd say the best protection against this sort of thing is competence.

If someone is skilled enough to hack into your server, then odds are they'll have no problems getting what they want from it, but why would they want yours if they could do that in the first place? And if you handed out your information on a silver platter, then they aren't hackers, you're just incompetent.

[Fish*]

lol, thanks for the compliments.