Riot Vanguard: Difference between revisions

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*The always-on requirement means the system is potentially vulnerable even when not gaming.

*The software could theoretically be used as a backdoor if compelled by authorities.

==Company Response==

===Official Statements===

Riot Games has responded to various concerns about Vanguard through multiple official channels:

{Sources to be added}

*Following the League of Legends implementation announcement, Riot published a detailed FAQ addressing community concerns. They maintained that Vanguard's kernel driver is focused solely on game integrity and doesn't process any personal information.

*Riot's Security Team published a technical blog post explaining that Vanguard's kernel-level implementation is necessary to detect and prevent sophisticated cheating methods that operate at the same level.

Riot Games has expressed that kernel level anticheat is becoming an industry standard, that to be able to defeat cheaters operating at the kernel level is to also be operating at the same level and that this is the only way to stop account botting, ranked boosting and to ban cheaters permanently via using hardware identifiers.

===Privacy and Security Assurances===

Riot Games has provided several assurances regarding Vanguard's security:

*The company stated that Vanguard's code has undergone multiple third-party security audits from independent cybersecurity firms.

*Riot maintains that the kernel driver cannot be remotely activated or modified without triggering operating system security protocols.

*The company emphasizes that all data collection is limited to game integrity verification, with strict internal controls preventing mission creep.

====Community Response====

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 *The always-on requirement means the system is potentially vulnerable even when not gaming.
 *The software could theoretically be used as a backdoor if compelled by authorities.
+==Company Response==
+===Official Statements===
+Riot Games has responded to various concerns about Vanguard through multiple official channels:
+{Sources to be added}
+*Following the League of Legends implementation announcement, Riot published a detailed FAQ addressing community concerns. They maintained that Vanguard's kernel driver is focused solely on game integrity and doesn't process any personal information.
+*Riot's Security Team published a technical blog post explaining that Vanguard's kernel-level implementation is necessary to detect and prevent sophisticated cheating methods that operate at the same level.
+Riot Games has expressed that kernel level anticheat is becoming an industry standard, that to be able to defeat cheaters operating at the kernel level is to also be operating at the same level and that this is the only way to stop account botting, ranked boosting and to ban cheaters permanently via using hardware identifiers.
+===Privacy and Security Assurances===
+Riot Games has provided several assurances regarding Vanguard's security:
+*The company stated that Vanguard's code has undergone multiple third-party security audits from independent cybersecurity firms.
+*Riot maintains that the kernel driver cannot be remotely activated or modified without triggering operating system security protocols.
+*The company emphasizes that all data collection is limited to game integrity verification, with strict internal controls preventing mission creep.
 ====Community Response====