soldierm Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Hi, I keep reading about these caught guid(s) but found myself asking what exactly are they anyway, can anyone shed any light on the subject?. Thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzer Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Globally Unique Identifier or GUID is a set of numbers derived from your cd key that is impossible to duplicate,all our bans are based on the GUID of a players cd key so effectively if you get banned you need to buy a new cd and direct from the manual: What is a guid? In general, GUID is an acronym that stands for �globally unique identifier�. The guid inside PunkBuster is used to identify players with something more solid than their playing name or IP address. Your guid is loosely based on the cdkey that was used to install the game on your computer. When Server Admins kick or ban a player from their server(s), PunkBuster uses the player's guid to enforce the kick/ban. Since it is based on the game installation, it is a better way to identify individual players than by looking at their IP address or playing name. For those concerned about privacy, PunkBuster uses a 128-bit one-way hash (a mathematical function) to generate the guid from the cdkey so that no one can figure out or compute your cdkey by knowing your guid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldierm Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 Thanks for the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~>GFP<~Murderur Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Think of it as your online gamming Social Security Number!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcE Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 GFPThink of it as your online gamming Social Security Number!!! :D :biglol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzenkl Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 :biglol: So is there a chance that a person with a program that generates random serial key numbers get to own a serial key that another person has "legally" bought? I'm currently involved in a thread where I'm claiming the ownership of a guid that has over 500 cases of duplicated guid attemps on the MCI list. I bought the game yesterday on a store (have all documentation to prove it) but seems to me that no matter what I do I will not be able to play online with this cause, if people have the same guid that I do, its because they have the same CD-KEY right? IF some admin could just tell me what are the possibilties that I have to play the game online assuming that I pretend to use the CD-KEY that I bought, I could decide quickly to go/not to ask for a refund of my money in the store. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benway Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Can someone pm me a DL to a warez Social Security Number (as my real one sux) - tnx in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzenkl Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Can someone pm me a DL to a warez Social Security Number (as my real one sux) - tnx in advance.Hi Benway, Your telling me that I can forget this CD-key right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benway Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Hi Benway, Your telling me that I can forget this CD-key right? nahh twas a serious personal request, very serious ... dunno i wud return it or contact the retailer/manufacturer, only other idea is pb update + reenter key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcE Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Whats your GUID ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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