[paulo_crash]

Originally Posted by StevoTVR I just tried it and it seems to work correctly. Maybe your host doesn't allow outgoing HTTP connections.

Strange, before it worked on all my servers, and by my host I was not informed of any modifications on their part.

Just to be clear, did you test the plugin on CSGO servers?

Regarding this outgoing HTTP connections, could explain how it works, then I can contact the host so they can check for me.

Thank you for now!

[StevoTVR]

Originally Posted by paulo_crash Strange, before it worked on all my servers, and by my host I was not informed of any modifications on their part. Just to be clear, did you test the plugin on CSGO servers? Regarding this outgoing HTTP connections, could explain how it works, then I can contact the host so they can check for me. Thank you for now!

Yes, I tested it on a CS:GO server and it worked as expected.

The server needs to be able to connect to api.steampowered.com.

[paulo_crash]

Originally Posted by StevoTVR Yes, I tested it on a CS:GO server and it worked as expected. The server needs to be able to connect to api.steampowered.com.

I contacted my host, and I had the following response from them:

We do not have any firewall barring outgoing connections.

I tried to access http://api.steampowered.com, but this address returns me error 404. Would you be able to inform me the complete URL of the request?

[StevoTVR]

Originally Posted by paulo_crash I contacted my host, and I had the following response from them: We do not have any firewall barring outgoing connections. I tried to access http://api.steampowered.com, but this address returns me error 404. Would you be able to inform me the complete URL of the request?

https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamU...eamids=STEAMID

Replace APIKEY with your key and STEAMID with the SteamID64 to check.

[DarkDeviL]

Originally Posted by paulo_crash I contacted my host, and I had the following response from them: We do not have any firewall barring outgoing connections. I tried to access http://api.steampowered.com, but this address returns me error 404. Would you be able to inform me the complete URL of the request?

The plugin seems to use Socket and still be on HTTP, although Steam API always (past ~7 years, at least) have recommended a secure connection ("https://").

So check:

http://api.steampowered.com/ISteamUser/GetPlayerBans/v1/?key={{API_KEY}}&steamids=76561197960265730

And while you are at it, you can also check the HTTPS:// connectivity:

https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamUser/GetPlayerBans/v1/?key={{API_KEY}}&steamids=76561197960265730

Replace {{API_KEY}} with a valid Steam API key.


If you did not set any API key in your server's configuration variable, "sm_vacbans_apikey", you should also check:

http://dev.stevotvr.com/vacbans/v2/check/76561197960265730

[paulo_crash]

Originally Posted by StevoTVR https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamU...eamids=STEAMID Replace APIKEY with your key and STEAMID with the SteamID64 to check.

I did the test myself in my browsers, all right.

My host did the tests too and all right, no kind of blocking on their part, follows their response:

aldemaro@br-games1:/# curl "https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamUser/GetPlayerBans/v1/?key=xxx&steamids=76561198088290585"
{"players":[{"SteamId":"76561198088290585","CommunityBanned":false,"VACBanned":false,"NumberOfVACBans":0,"DaysSinceLastBan":0,"NumberOfGameBans":0,"EconomyBan":"none"}]}r

Originally Posted by arne1288 The plugin seems to use Socket and still be on HTTP, although Steam API always (past ~7 years, at least) have recommended a secure connection ("https://"). So check: http://api.steampowered.com/ISteamUser/GetPlayerBans/v1/?key={{API_KEY}}&steamids=76561197960265730 And while you are at it, you can also check the HTTPS:// connectivity: https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamUser/GetPlayerBans/v1/?key={{API_KEY}}&steamids=76561197960265730 Replace {{API_KEY}} with a valid Steam API key. If you did not set any API key in your server's configuration variable, "sm_vacbans_apikey", you should also check: http://dev.stevotvr.com/vacbans/v2/check/76561197960265730

I tested HTTPS, the problem that only works with a link, if you use HTTPS in the https://dev.stevotvr.com/vacbans/v2/...61197960265730 error link.

[DarkDeviL]

Originally Posted by paulo_crash My host did the tests too and all right, no kind of blocking on their part, follows their response: aldemaro@br-games1:/# curl "https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamUser/GetPlayerBans/v1/?key=xxx&steamids=76561198088290585" {"players":[{"SteamId":"76561198088290585","CommunityBanned":false,"VACBanned":false,"NumberOfVACBans":0,"DaysSinceLastBan":0,"NumberOfGameBans":0,"EconomyBan":"none"}]}r

Seems good.

I removed your API key from your post, and since you forgot to censor it while posting it on a public forum, I would really suggest you to revoke your API key and generate a new one:

"Rumours" says with CS:GO, that they are not token banning servers at the moment, however - as you did indeed mention CS:GO, everyone with malicious intentions that have read your key can generate server tokens on your behalf, and abuse them to get your account token banned.

Originally Posted by paulo_crash I tested HTTPS, the problem that only works with a link, if you use HTTPS in the https://dev.stevotvr.com/vacbans/v2/...61197960265730 error link.

At the point being, the plugin does not do HTTPS, and would need a little bit of a rewite to do so, so the check wasn't mandatory.

Steam did recently change their https://steamcommunity.com/ to be forced over HTTPS, so it's maybe just a question of time before they will also force https://api.steampowered.com to be HTTPS only. At least, they recommended for years to run the API via HTTPS.


That being said, can you tell us how many days ago the player's account were VAC banned, of one or more of them who are still able to join your server?

Was it like today or yesterday, or more than a week ago, etc?

[StevoTVR]

I could update the plugin to use HTTPS using the cURL extension. I'm not sure if that would solve any problems, but it would be good to use a secure connection. Anyway, I enabled HTTPS on my proxy server.

[paulo_crash]

Originally Posted by arne1288 Seems good. I removed your API key from your post, and since you forgot to censor it while posting it on a public forum, I would really suggest you to revoke your API key and generate a new one: "Rumours" says with CS:GO, that they are not token banning servers at the moment, however - as you did indeed mention CS:GO, everyone with malicious intentions that have read your key can generate server tokens on your behalf, and abuse them to get your account token banned. At the point being, the plugin does not do HTTPS, and would need a little bit of a rewite to do so, so the check wasn't mandatory. Steam did recently change their https://steamcommunity.com/ to be forced over HTTPS, so it's maybe just a question of time before they will also force https://api.steampowered.com to be HTTPS only. At least, they recommended for years to run the API via HTTPS. That being said, can you tell us how many days ago the player's account were VAC banned, of one or more of them who are still able to join your server? Was it like today or yesterday, or more than a week ago, etc?

On the API Key thank you, I had forgotten this, I'll be trading faster, thank you!

About the players, it happens with any time of banishment, from the most recent to the months or years.

Originally Posted by StevoTVR I could update the plugin to use HTTPS using the cURL extension. I'm not sure if that would solve any problems, but it would be good to use a secure connection. Anyway, I enabled HTTPS on my proxy server.

But to the credit that would be some problem on the part of the host, I did the test on a new host and the plugin works normally, I believe that in the other host there must be some type of blockage, this information that I sent before is the host that is working all right , I'll be talking to the other host to see if they have no blocking on their part.

[Doulos]

I would like it to stop printing warnings to chat. Any ideas? I tried editing and recompiling, but it would not compile.

//SourceMod Batch Compiler
// by the SourceMod Dev Team


//// vacbans.smx
//
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\include\keyvalues.inc(189) : warning 219: local variable "b" shadows a variable at a preceding level
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\include\menus.inc(372) : warning 219: local variable "i" shadows a variable at a preceding level
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\include\entity_prop_stocks.inc(379) : warning 219: local variable "b" shadows a variable at a preceding level
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\include\entity_prop_stocks.inc(421) : warning 219: local variable "b" shadows a variable at a preceding level
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(0) : error 075: input line too long (after substitutions)
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(4) : error 010: invalid function or declaration
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(113) : error 010: invalid function or declaration
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(10) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "B"
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(107) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "F"
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(1) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "FFPS"
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(106) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "N"
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(12) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "Nk"
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(53) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "Q"
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(93) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "U"
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(49) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "Y"
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(19) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "Y4"
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(64) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "b"
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(24) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "i"
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(111) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "q"
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(11) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "s"
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(27) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "w"
// G:\Downloads\sourcemod-1.9.0-git6273-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\vacbans.smx(36) : warning 203: symbol is never used: "x"
//
// 3 Errors.
//
// Compilation Time: 0.16 sec
// ----------------------------------------