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What is SecurePlay?
SecurePlay is a security library for online games. It is designed to stop many forms of cheating even if its code (or the game’s code) is hacked. It is not an encryption or digital signature package, though it uses cryptographic techniques. SecurePlay is designed specifically to protect games against cheating by players.

Where is SecurePlay installed?
SecurePlay is included in the code for all participants / players in the game. Thus, it is suitable for both client-server and peer-to-peer games.

Where does the SecurePlay Library sit?
SecurePlay sits, architecturally, below the game and above the network.

How does SecurePlay work on a network?
SecurePlay is a message-based system that “floats” above a game’s communication network. This allows different players within a game to use different communications networks and it easily allows new communications networks to be added. Reference implementations exist for http client and server, TCP, and UDP. The full SecurePlay product provides an open API for the creation of new communications services and plugging them into the library.

What platforms does SecurePlay support?
SecurePlay is designed to be platform and language neutral. We currently support versions in Java and C++ on Windows, Linux, and the PS2 platforms. The Java (J2SE) and C++ versions are fully interoperable between each other and across platforms. We have a wrapper version of the C++ library to provide easy support in Python. There is also a previous version that works with Actionscript 1 (we are considering updating to Actionscript 3). Also note that the Java version is designed to fully support J2ME, however J2ME’s lack of any security tools and other limitations to its library may limit its interoperability.

How does SecurePlay work?
SecurePlay is designed specifically to protect network games. SecurePlay works by using its protocols to move the anti-cheating protection out of the game’s software and into the protocols between the players/participants. Therefore, even if a player’s software is completely hacked, the security will still work because the game exists in the interactions between the players. While this may seem strange, traditional games work the same way – both players know the rules and the board, pieces, cards, and dice all are used with the rules to make the game work fairly.

How much does SecurePlay cost?
SecurePlay has very reasonably priced developer licenses and licenses for commercial use. If your business model doesn’t work with our available licensing, let us know so we can work something out.

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