What is 'auth' and how does it relate to SteamID/Name?

crayz · **Author**

Is there any relation between a user's auth code and their Steam ID or name? Perhaps a user's IP address? Is the auth generated by the store plugin itself?

edit: I just discovered this handy snippet:

Code:

    $toks = explode(":", $steamid);
    $odd = (int)$toks[1];
    $halfAID = (int)$toks[2];

    return ($halfAID*2) + $odd;

https://forums.alliedmods.net/showpo...&postcount=234

Which is exactly what I was trying to figure out :-)