ServerAuthFix

This mod is a client-side workaround for the very annoying bug that forces you to frequently re-enter dedicated server passwords. Once installed, the in-game Server Manager will keep you logged in just like it used to in 1.1. The servers do not have to be modded for this to work.

Relevant QA Posts

https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/post/6a2a5b6dbd223e5094c3d8cf
https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/post/6a21860cb4a0d61847277a37
* and many more

Support

If you have any issues with the mod or suggestions for improvement feel free to submit a [GitHub Issue](https://github.com/TrollyLoki/ServerAuthFix/issues).
You can also reach out to me on the modding Discord as TrollyLoki.

Technical Details

Although this might seem like a client-side issue, the actual root cause is server-side. In 1.1, authentication tokens were verified by making a parameterless request to the server as an authenticated client. As of 1.2, the token is now passed as a parameter within an unauthenticated request. The problem is that the server still requires existing authentication to make this request (because in `FGServerAuthenticationController.h` the privilege level is set to "Client") while the client no longer provides it (because in `FGClientAuthenticationRequester.h` the privilege level is set to "NotAuthenticated"). This causes all token verification attempts by the client to fail regardless of the actual validity of the token, which is why it makes you re-enter the password.

This mod suppresses the meaningless verification errors and instead clears the saved authentication token only if an actual request fails with an invalid token error.