Feature Request - Hub authentication

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Jun 8 2002, 5:04 pm
Well, unless I'm missing something, currently anyone can run up, input your hub entry (Dan.PipeStock) into their game, and have it show up. This sucks. I don't think it would be too cool of DB games started showing up as Hedgerow Hall. I request a hub authentication, somewhat like a password (like used with CheckPassport), that you enter into world/hub_entry = "3148394fder298f97f", that way only YOU have access to your hub entry.


I could just have missed something somewhere along the lines, who knows.
Pola
Jun 9 2002, 5:34 am
I think the existing system does that - you cannot edit your hub entries without your key and password...

Jun 9 2002, 6:08 am
Polatrite wrote:
Well, unless I'm missing something, currently anyone can run up, input your hub entry (Dan.PipeStock) into their game, and have it show up. This sucks. I don't think it would be too cool of DB games started showing up as Hedgerow Hall. I request a hub authentication, somewhat like a password (like used with CheckPassport), that you enter into world/hub_entry = "3148394fder298f97f", that way only YOU have access to your hub entry.

I could just have missed something somewhere along the lines, who knows.

Nope, this has come up often before--it's just that apparently it was never being abused until now.

Lummox JR
Jun 9 2002, 6:32 am
In response to digitalmouse
Yes but you can use other peoples' hub entries for your own evil deeds.
Jun 10 2002, 5:18 am
In response to Lummox JR

Yeah. This has been planned for quite some time, but I agree that we need it pretty soon.

--Dan
Jun 10 2002, 5:37 pm
In response to Lummox JR
Not true! As soon as MLAAS became public, a here unnamed individual created a program that looked just like a MLAAS session, but always kicked a user because a beta test was underway. It didn't work too well, but a few people got in a huff.

-LoW