[Request] [L4D2] Control A2S_PLAYER Reporting
 

Good day. I would like to suggest a plugin for Left 4 Dead 2 that controls the reporting of A2S_INFO (https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Server_Queries) to the game client and server browser. Valve has already implimented such functionality in CS:GO with the host_players_show cvar (https://totalcsgo.com/commands/hostplayersshow) If my memory serves me this is already how listen servers within L4D2 operate, so from a technical standpoint hopefully such a thing would be possible.

Recently Left 4 Dead 2 has been experiencing a wave of targeted per player port scan style DoS attacks. (https://steamcommunity.com/app/550/d...2360096439305/) While being able to control player reporting will not eliminate the attack vector it greatly help reduce a malicious actors ability to target specific people while playing on community hosted servers.

While searching the cloest plugin I have found is (https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=342132) which could hopefully serve as a reference for somebody who is better at source pawn. I decided to make this request because I didn't think it was polite to beg the author of the original plugin to add additional functionality but admins please feel free to merge at your discretion.