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Old 09-05-2008, 01:03 PM   #14 (permalink)
Monkeyfiend1
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There isn't much I can suggest.

Evenbalance would be able to see the different IP's but there isn't anything they can do about it - they don't possess new bf2 keys to issue.
They won't be able to reinstate your existing key as this would be mean it could be used again by yourself AND the hacker noob(s) that got their hands on it.
This basically means you'll need a new key... the only option I can think is ask EA for a replacement (unlikely) or buy a new one (which is just rude)

--- On a technical note regarding keys ---

Also did it occur to anyone in EA that it would be easy enough to use a keygen outputting generated keys to a table, hashing the keys, populate the keys/hashes to a database (good old rainbow table*) so that people's original key info could eventually be extracted from their fairly easily obtainable hash (stored on every server you visit).

*And bear in mind this isn't pure brute force as the mathematically created nature of validated bf2 keys drastically reduces the number of possible permutations. Especially since the cd-key is a fixed length.

I just hope someone developing bf3 things of something a little more secure than a straight hash of the key. /rant
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