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Signature check timed out when joining the server
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Description

Its almost impossible to join servers with low end PCs in ArmA 3 because of signature check timeout. You join the game, select slot, remain in loading for few minutes and get kicked off the server right away after you just entered the game. Here is what server_console.log says, it took me more than 2 minutes to load and I got instantly kicked when loading was finished.

6:36:27 Player Sa-Matra connecting.
6:36:28 Player Sa-Matra connected (id=uid).
6:38:46 Player Sa-Matra: Signature check timed out
6:38:46 Player Sa-Matra disconnected.

This problem also was actual in ArmA 2 when you tried to join server that has been running for long time and has lots of objects\vehicles on the map and loading takes quite a while.

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Another detail that might be related to the problem, server runs addon which clients don't need to have, maybe it somehow triggers heavy signatures check that lasts several minutes for all players.

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This also happens in lobby, you join the server and few second later lobby goes into long several minutes freeze and then its gamble either you will be kicked for signature check failure or not.

Details

Legacy ID
2566793588
Severity
Major
Resolution
Fixed
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Multiplayer

Event Timeline

SaMatra edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)May 6 2013, 6:51 AM
SaMatra edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
SaMatra set Category to Multiplayer.
SaMatra set Reproducibility to Always.
SaMatra set Severity to Major.
SaMatra set Resolution to Fixed.
SaMatra set Legacy ID to 2566793588.May 7 2016, 1:59 PM

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SaMatra added a subscriber: SaMatra.May 7 2016, 1:59 PM

Another detail that might be related to the problem, server runs addon which clients don't need to have, maybe it somehow triggers heavy signatures check that lasts several minutes for all players.

This also happens in lobby, you join the server and few second later lobby goes into long several minutes freeze and then its gamble either you will be kicked for signature check failure or not.

Yes, this is a very big problem with signature-checking servers. Still relevant as of 0.56. Makes it very difficult to get a game going. Even with high-end machines it may take several attempts to successfully connect, with each attempt possibly taking 1-5 minutes.

In the new patch {SPOTREP #00007} I can play multiplayer now, thanks.

Yeah seems to be improved (for more than a month already)