Easy Anti-Cheat will come to Linux with protection similar to that of Windows

We have recently learned how many of the anti-cheat systems for games will be compatible with the platform RTX Sparkwhich has a Windows on Arm operating system. But one of the most popular, Easy Anti-Cheatwill come to Linux in version 2. This has been confirmed by Epic Games, which has redesigned this system to work on Linux with protection very similar to the version available for Windows.

Easy Anti-Cheat V2 comes to Linux with improved protection

Although Easy Anti-Cheat has been compatible with Linux for more than 10 yearsand with Windows games on Linux starting in 2021, developers must expressly enable this compatibility in their games. Many have avoided doing so due to the difference and less protection available for the Open Source operating system. But Epic has gotten to work and wants to eliminate this difference to equate the anti-cheat systems in both operating systems.

To start, the new Easy Anti-Cheat V2 for Linux will require digitally signed Kernel and Modules, in addition to secure boot, TPM 2.0, measured boot, IOMMU support, and kernel security lock. In order not to install a specific driver for the kernel, you will also use eBPF for cheat detection and a systemd service will be running at the same time as the game.

Epic works to expand compatibility with Linux distributions

To make this possible, Epic is collaborating with the developers in charge of maintaining Linux distributions, and for the moment the recognized signing keys are present in Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE and Universal Blue (Bazzite). But unfortunately this does not include the Steam Deckwhich is currently not compatible with the above requirements. Epic is in talks with Valve to offer this compatibility, although there is no date at the moment.

The new Epic Games Launcher for Linux It is now available in the testing phase.