New BattlEye features for server admins

[$able]

Let's kick off March with two new features added in BE Server v1.131 and BE Client v1.151:


1. New script detection/logging that is fully customizable by server admins

You can now easily set up your BE Server to scan clients for certain strings that are used in script attacks on your server, for example "createVehicle", "serverCommand", "setVehicleInit" or anything else that could potentially be exploited on your server. All you need to do to enable this is create a file called "scripts.txt" in your BE working directory (in the game's application data / profiles / BEpath folder, not the install folder - where bans.txt is placed as well) with per-line entries formatted as follows:

[type] [string to search for]

The following types exist:
1 - Log detections to "scripts.log"
2 - Log detections to server console
4 - Kick for detections ("Script Restriction #X")

When logging detections, the BE Server logs an extract of 100 characters of the script being executed showing the detected string. You can combine types by adding them, so e.g. 3 causes positive detections to be logged both to scripts.log and server console, 5 causes detections to be logged to scripts.log and kicked for at the same time, 7 combines all methods, etc..

See the following random scripts.txt example (please do not use the list below unless You know what's command for/why):

1 createVehicle
1 setVehicleInit
3 serverCommand
4 godmode
3 Bo_Mk82
3 #shutdown
7 disableUserInput true

Important update: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthrea...=1#post2192402


2. Messaging players via RCon

RCon admins can now directly send in-game messages to players using the new "say" command:

say [player #] [message]

If player # is -1, the message is sent to all players. Otherwise the message is sent privately to the specific player. Note that player # is the one shown when entering "players", not the one used by the game itself. Also, keep in mind that only in-game players can be messaged, not those that are still in the lobby.

Example:

say 11 hey mate, how are you doing today?

I hope you like these new features. Feedback of any sort, as always, is welcome.

[nuxil]

This is just too Awesome!

Great work there $able

[nomad_man]

SWEEET. Good job!

Except now they will try to bypass knowing how it worked

[.kju [PvPscene]]

Awesome job

[MattXR]

Good work! )

[Dwarden]

i will stick this topic soon after it gets some attention, for now i leave it unstickied as it's easier to spot (irony)

[mousetrap]

Hi
I am getting kicked from my Dedicated server used this from 1st post
What did I mess up ?

See the following scripts.txt example:
Code:
1 createVehicle
1 setVehicleInit
3 serverCommand
4 godmode
7 Bo_Mk82
6 #shutdown

Logged in successfully

RCon admin #0 (X.13x.10x.x53:x35x2) logged in
Important new script detection feature added to BattlEye! See here for more info
rmation: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthrea...lEye-features-
for-server-admins
Script Log: #0 MYname (165029dcxac8bce37299531x76) - "(serverCommandAva
ilable "#shutdown") || !isMultiplayer"
Script Log: #0 MYname (165029dcxac8bce37299531x76) - "(serverCommandAva
ilable "#shutdown") || !isMultiplayer"
Player #0 MYname (165029dc6562ac8bce37299531x76) has been kicked by BattlE
ye: Script Restriction #11

[Sickboy]

Really great, thanks (yet again) $able!

[MadDogX]

Wow, good stuff. Thanks $able!

[Xeno]

Hi
I am getting kicked from my Dedicated server used this from 1st post
What did I mess up ?

You haven't messed up anything, the code is from a FSM in Domination which checks if an user is logged in as admin and then adds extra admin tools (like spectating and admin dialog).

Meh, am not happy with this. Many missions use those commands on the client side and it just shows the heart of the problem. There should be some kind of trusted environment where execution of all scripting commands is possible, for example from mission scripts/folders as you can't manipulate MP missions.

Xeno