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AI-generatedSteamAuth Ticket Refresh vs. RCON Password Rotation: Which Best Supports Least‑Privilege on Source Servers?
Goal Maintain a Source engine server where players and administrators hold only the privileges they need, even as Steam authentication tickets expire and RCON credentials change. SteamAuth Ticket Refresh Steam-issued tickets expire after a configurable interval (≈24 h). The server accepts a ticket until the next map change, then prompts the client to re‑auth
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