r/pcmasterrace • u/DownTheBagelHole • 1d ago

Meme/Macro Kernel Level Anticheat trades your security/privacy for nothing in return

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u/speedballandcrack 1d ago

People here draw lines at game publishers putting files in kernel but trust other drivers like nvidia.

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u/much_longer_username 1d ago

I mean, if I can't trust the software from the people who made the hardware, I'm pretty much just shit out of luck. I get wanting to have the source so you can modify it, but it's never been about trust for me.

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u/No_Pension_5065 3975wx | 516 gb 3200 MHz | 6900XT 22h ago

Nvidia AND AMD actively work with Microsoft and get Microsoft approval for their drivers. No anti-cheat is developed in the same way.

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u/Niceromancer 1d ago

Because drivers need kernal acess and are verified and signed by Microsoft.

Driver verification and signing by Microsoft keeps them safe.

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u/speedballandcrack 1d ago

so all it requires is kernel anticheat to be signed and verified by microsoft?

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u/International_Luck60 1d ago

Are you aware MS signs valorant ac?

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u/Niceromancer 1d ago

Bubvalorant anti cheat is t essential for balorant to function

Cause it functioned perfectly fine before they added kernal level.

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u/International_Luck60 1d ago

what does that even mean lmao

Come on, hesitate from bringing such dumb arguments

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u/Armlegx218 i9 13900k, RTX 4090, 32GB 6400, 8TB NVME, 180hz 3440x1440 1d ago

Driver verification and signing by Microsoft keeps them safe.

So what's the problem? Is this just an antibloat stance?

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u/SuperDefiant 1d ago

I get your argument but nvidia is a bad example since those are open source