Additional Security Requirements

Games using EAC may impose additional security requirements on players which are controlled by the developer. These requirements might apply to specific game types only (like competitive), specific accounts only (like those considered high risk), or might apply to all players. Check the information provided by the specific game you are playing for details. This page provides general information about the available requirements and troubleshooting steps if you have problems meeting them.

IMPORTANT

The troubleshooting steps below involve editing your BIOS settings and doing so incorrectly might lead to issues such as preventing your computer from correctly starting. If you're not comfortable doing this yourself please reach out to an expert.

Also note that BIOS varies a lot depending on the manufacturer and version. The suggestions below are high-level guidelines and we recommend that you refer to your motherboard manufacturers support resources for the specifics.

Secure Boot

This is a security feature that helps prevent malware from being inserted into the PC’s boot process. Some cheats attempt to insert themselves into the boot process in the same way and are blocked by Secure Boot.

For suggestions on how to determine whether your PC is Secure Boot capable and if so to enable it, see this page:
Windows 11 and Secure Boot - Microsoft Support

TPM / Cryptographic Processor

This is a special hardware component that can provide support for cryptographic operations like encryption and decryption. It can also be used to verify that certain other security settings like Secure Boot are enabled in a way that is very difficult for malware or cheats to tamper with. In older machines this was sometimes a separate chip on the motherboard, but for newer ones it is usually a part of the CPU itself.

Most PCs produced since 2016 include a TPM and having one is part of the minimum requirements for Windows 11, but the TPM may need to be enabled by changing system settings. For suggestions on how to determine whether your PC has a TPM and if so to enable it, see this page:
Enable TPM 2.0 on your PC - Microsoft Support

If the above steps do not work, please make sure:

  • That you do have a TPM 2.0 (older versions are not supported). To check this, open PowerShell with administrative privileges and run the command "tpmtool getdeviceinformation".
  • That TPM auto-provisioning is enabled. To check this, open PowerShell with administrative privileges and run the command "get-tpm". If disabled, you can enable it by running "Enable-TpmAutoProvisioning" and restarting the machine.
  • That you're on a supported version of Windows and have the most recent updates installed.
  • That you're on a recent BIOS version. Some CPU and BIOS combinations have known issues that cause the TPM to not work correctly and these are usually fixed by newer BIOS versions.

IOMMU

This is a hardware feature that gives the operating system more control over how peripheral devices like PCI cards can access system memory. Some cheats are implemented with hardware cards that use Direct Memory Access (DMA) to make game memory available to a second PC which runs cheat software. IOMMU support can help prevent these cheat devices from working.

Most PCs produced since 2010 include IOMMU support, but it may need to be enabled by changing system settings. In your system settings, IOMMU may also be called Intel VT-d or AMD-Vi. Check the manual for your PC or motherboard to help find the correct setting and how to enable it.