Authorized Serial Account Protection
FAQ
Help, I can't login (game)
To allow the last attempted serial, use the authserial command in the server console.
For example, to allow the last attempted serial for account MrBob, enter the following command in the server console:
authserial MrBob
Help, I can't login (HTTP)
To login to the HTTP web interface, there are two options:
Authorize an IP address:
- Join the MTA server
- Login to the account
- Disconnect from MTA server (optional)
- Login via HTTP
or
Set a special password:
- Use the command authserial <account_name> httppass in the server console
- Note the supplied 7 digit code
- Login via HTTP and append the supplied 7 digit code to your password
Main documentation
Introduction
New from 1.5.3, Authorized Serial Account Protection provides a way to prevent password reuse causing damage to your server.
How to enable
Open mtaserver.conf and find <auth_serial_groups> and change to below. (If <auth_serial_groups> does not exist, then add it)
<auth_serial_groups>Admin</auth_serial_groups>
If you wish to protect other ACL groups, then add them separated by commas, e.g.:
<auth_serial_groups>Admin,SuperModerator</auth_serial_groups>
How to disable
Open mtaserver.conf and find <auth_serial_groups> and change to below
<auth_serial_groups></auth_serial_groups>
How to use
To allow the last attempted serial for an account, enter the following command in the server console:
authserial <account_name>
To view authorized serials for an account:
authserial <account_name> list
To remove the newest authorized serial for an account:
authserial <account_name> remove
To enable HTTP login from an unauthorized IP, use the following command to get a 7 digit code which should be appended to the HTTP login password (Requires server version 1.5.4-9.11302)
authserial <account_name> httppass