From 8a26920e4c790cf7629cb3a88971a3dadfdc20d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pieter-Jan Briers <pieterjan.briers+git@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 19:28:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Disable HWID bans currently.

---
 Content.Server/ConnectionManager.cs | 3 ++-
 Content.Shared/CCVars.cs            | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Content.Server/ConnectionManager.cs b/Content.Server/ConnectionManager.cs
index eea230262f..56b4026018 100644
--- a/Content.Server/ConnectionManager.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/ConnectionManager.cs
@@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ The ban reason is: ""{ban.Reason}""
             var addr = e.IP.Address;
             var userId = e.UserId;
             ImmutableArray<byte>? hwId = e.UserData.HWId;
-            if (hwId.Value.Length == 0)
+            if (hwId.Value.Length == 0 || !_cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.BanHardwareIds))
             {
                 // HWId not available for user's platform, don't look it up.
+                // Or hardware ID checks disabled.
                 hwId = null;
             }
 
diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVars.cs
index 9576ce92da..ee83abb214 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVars.cs
@@ -305,5 +305,11 @@ namespace Content.Shared
         public static readonly CVarDef<float> VoteRestartRequiredRatio =
             CVarDef.Create("vote.restart_required_ratio", 0.8f, CVar.SERVERONLY);
 
+        /*
+         * BAN
+         */
+
+        public static readonly CVarDef<bool> BanHardwareIds =
+            CVarDef.Create("ban.hardware_ids", false, CVar.SERVERONLY);
     }
 }