Minecraft Beta pre-1.8's lack of authentication: Difference between revisions
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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
=== | ===March 30th, 2014=== | ||
A post titled "[https://bukkit.org/threads/cant-connect-to-my-beta-1-7-3-bukkit-server.250510/ Cant connect to my beta 1.7.3 bukkit server]" has appeared on bukkit.org forums - it seems to be the earliest mention of the issue, as the forum's staff member (at the time) has stated that "[https://bukkit.org/threads/cant-connect-to-my-beta-1-7-3-bukkit-server.250510/#post-2370332 older MC versions (...) no longer authenticate properly with Mojang's servers]". | A post titled "[https://bukkit.org/threads/cant-connect-to-my-beta-1-7-3-bukkit-server.250510/ Cant connect to my beta 1.7.3 bukkit server]" has appeared on bukkit.org forums - it seems to be the earliest mention of the issue, as the forum's staff member (at the time) has stated that "[https://bukkit.org/threads/cant-connect-to-my-beta-1-7-3-bukkit-server.250510/#post-2370332 older MC versions (...) no longer authenticate properly with Mojang's servers]". | ||
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===April 27th, 2022=== | ===April 27th, 2022=== | ||
The note [https://web.archive.org/web/20220429191927/https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/WEB-1429 has been changed], stating that they | The note [https://web.archive.org/web/20220429191927/https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/WEB-1429 has been changed], stating that they "will look into this during summer 2022", where Mojang staff member (at the time) stated that "it has been pushed back slightly" (see: latest comment under the [https://web.archive.org/web/20220429191927/https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/WEB-1429 archived version of the website]). | ||
==Current situation== | ==Current situation== | ||
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Nostalgia related Minecraft servers, such as [https://puucraft.net/ PuuCraft] (6,000 players total, as stated on the website) and [https://www.retromc.org/ RetroMC] (around [https://statistics.retromc.org/ 10 players daily]) still exist and run on version Beta 1.7.3 of the game - that means they're unable to authenticate their players (whether they want to or not). Any sort of "nostalgia trips" with friends also require server and client modifications to prevent bad actors from accessing their server (assuming whitelist is enabled). | Nostalgia related Minecraft servers, such as [https://puucraft.net/ PuuCraft] (6,000 players total, as stated on the website) and [https://www.retromc.org/ RetroMC] (around [https://statistics.retromc.org/ 10 players daily]) still exist and run on version Beta 1.7.3 of the game - that means they're unable to authenticate their players (whether they want to or not). Any sort of "nostalgia trips" with friends also require server and client modifications to prevent bad actors from accessing their server (assuming whitelist is enabled). | ||
==Community | ==Community response== | ||
===Securely fixing the game client=== | ===Securely fixing the game client=== | ||
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==Workarounds== | ==Workarounds== | ||
While the core issue is caused by Mojang ignoring | While the core issue is caused by Mojang ignoring it, there are a few more or less secure ways of fixing the issue. | ||
===Client=== | ===Client=== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Minecraft]] | ||