Epic Games Rebuilds Linux Anti-Cheat With EAC v2 as Steam Deck Lacks Required Support
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Updated · Phoronix · Oct 14
Epic Games Rebuilds Linux Anti-Cheat With EAC v2 as Steam Deck Lacks Required Support
3 articles · Updated · Phoronix · Oct 14
Summary
EAC Linux v2 will replace Epic Games' current Linux anti-cheat approach with a systemd service and eBPF kernel programs, rather than a dedicated kernel module.
The new design starts the anti-cheat service only while a protected game is running, then unloads it afterward, while also requiring UEFI Secure Boot for added trust.
Epic said accepted signing keys can come from Canonical, Fedora, Debian, SUSE, Rocky Linux, Universal Blue or the Microsoft UEFI CA.
Steam Deck currently does not support the functionality EAC Linux v2 needs, though Epic said it is working with Valve to enable that in the future.
The anti-cheat overhaul comes alongside Epic's broader Linux push, including a launcher preview released the same day and ongoing work toward bringing Fortnite to Linux via the Epic Games Store.