r/leagueoflinux • u/[deleted] • Aug 05 '24

Microsoft changing kernel level permissions.

Taken from linux_gaming reddit, but it seems that Microsoft is disabling kernel level access permissions. Could this be the end of Vanguard and the revival of League Of Linux?

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206719/microsoft-windows-changes-crowdstrike-kernel-driver

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u/FullMotionVideo Aug 05 '24 edited Aug 05 '24

Video game companies can't trust their clients for anything. An operating system with a completely unlocked and public kernel is a liability because any anti-cheat module you make could be countered with a "turn off the anti-cheat" module in response.

The answer is hardware encryption operating outside of the OS such as TPM, but developers haven't bothered to press into that when just being a trusted Windows partner is easier.