barrycarey

Does this actually work with SteamCMD now? It's been almost a year since I checked but last I knew SteamCMD would download compressed mod files that could not be used on the server. I made a tool to work around this back then: https://github.com/barrycarey/Ark_Mod_Downloader

Adding the Python Standard Library makes me all warm and fuzzy.

Glad to see the updated password security. Awesome job guys.

I like it. It's much nicer than most out there.

skype is barrycarey66

That should not cause a problem. The last company I was with had hundreds of servers with TCA installed on C and game services installed on D. There was never a problem.

Displaying the user/pass is easy. As an example, I have a script that installs mysql and creates the user with a random password. That password is saved to a variable. You can then make a custom button that echos out the password. ThisService.Variables["ExampleUser"] = Random.RandomString(10,True,True) ThisService.Save() Feel free to add me on Skype. I'm not always around but I enjoy teaching people about TCA. Skype is barrycarey66

Problem is there is not currently any viable competition to drive innovation on TCA. There are other hosting panels but nothing as feature rich and stable. For a GSP needing a stable platform to grow on I don't believe there is anything even close to TCA currently. Short of dumping a hefty bit of money into a custom solution TCA is all there is.

Passwords should never be able to be 'resolved' back out of the database. They should be stored using a 1 way hash, ideally salted. If a user forgets the password it is reset, not sent in plain text. That's been considered basic password security for at least the last decade. Not even the site owner should be able to obtain the password once it's stored in the database.

Why is TCA able to pull user passwords (including admins) from the database in plain text? I'm a bit surprised there are no threads about this since it seems to be a glaring issue IMO. I haven't dug into it enough to see how it's being done but it seems to me that it's a rather large security issue.

If anyone is interested I've started writing about random things I've learned about TC Admin over the years. At the moment it's mainly Iron Python focused but I have a bunch of other topics planned. I'm not a great writer so please refrain from chastising me. If there's any specific subjects anyone wants to know about let me know. I have a ton of experience with TCA. I'm no longer with the GSP I was working for so I'm willing to share my knowledge. http://mattcarey.me/tc-admin/

What, no Reverse Moon CDN support? Amateur hour.

Glad you got it figured out. I'm assuming that was you that posted on my site earlier.