netcode.io is a connection-oriented protocol built on top of UDP.
It's designed for use in client/server games with dedicated servers.
It has the following security features:
- Protection against man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Protection against DDoS amplification attacks.
- Protection against packet replay attacks.
- Protection against zombie clients.
netcode.io has been used in several AAA game projects and is stable and mature.
Please refer to the second half of this whitepaper: Why can't I send UDP packets from a browser?
For a complete technical specification, read the netcode 1.02 standard.
This repository holds the implementation of netcode.io in C.
Other netcode.io repositories include:
- netcode.io C# implementation
- netcode.io Golang implementation
- netcode.io Rust implementation (updated fork of vvanders/netcode.io)
- netcode.io for Unity
- netcode.io for UE4
- netcode.io browser plugin
These people are awesome:
- Val Vanders - Rust Implementation
- Walter Pearce - Rust Implementation
- Isaac Dawson - Golang Implementation
- June Rhodes - C# bindings, browser support, UE4 integration
- Alan Stagner - Unity integration, C# implementation
- Jérôme Leclercq - Support for random connect token nonce
- Randy Gaul - Discovered vulnerability in replay protection
Thanks for your contributions to netcode.io!
The author of this library is Glenn Fiedler.
Glenn wrote an article series about the development of this library called Building a Game Network Protocol.
Other open source libraries by the same author include: yojimbo and reliable.io
netcode.io was generously sponsored by:
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Gold Sponsors
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Silver Sponsors
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Bronze Sponsors
And by individual supporters on Patreon. Thank you. You made this possible!
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