Epic Games Is Building A Linux Anti-Cheat And Will Pilot It On Fortnite
Epic's pitch is that Linux can approach Windows-level anti-cheat protection without a kernel driver, but the conditions land on distribution maintainers, so how many distros adopt the requirements decides whether the supported game list actually grows.
Reporting from 1 source: GameBusiness.jp.
Epic Games is developing EAC Linux v2, a Linux version of its Easy Anti-Cheat software, and plans to pilot it first with Fortnite. The requirements include a signed kernel, TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, Measured Boot, BPF LSM, Kernel Lockdown Integrity Mode and Kexec disabled. Fortnite's Linux support arrives when enough distribution maintainers meet the requirements, a number Epic has not disclosed, and no launch timing is announced.
Epic says the new build does not need a kernel driver, unlike its Windows anti-cheat. It instead leans on Linux security features, including a signed kernel, Secure Boot, Measured Boot, BPF LSM, Kernel Lockdown Integrity Mode and Kexec disabled, with TPM 2.0 also required.
Those conditions are the sticking point. Some users and developers have pushed back because the requirements include restrictions the Linux community has traditionally avoided. Epic's answer is that they build on work distribution maintainers already do, and that the more distros meet them by default, the less players will need to change settings. Epic said it will keep talking with Valve about Steam Deck support to the extent technically possible.
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- GameBusiness.jp 『フォートナイト』がLinux対応へ。Linux版新アンチチートをEpic Gamesが開発中