How Can I encrypt my game???

[Zeblote]

@TorQueMoD

I find it interesting that everyone simply said a variation on “Don’t Bother” but no one actually answered the question directly. Is it possible to encrypt your files in UE4? Even if top level hackers can decrypt the files, encryption would still prevent the majority of users from accessing the files. Everyone’s answer was so nihilistic… if there’s no point to security then why lock your door at night? Thieves could just smash a window anyway.

Yes it’s possible, UnrealPak can encrypt the pak files. There are going to be some changes in 4.19 to make this easier to use.
For your analogy with locking the door, it’s more like locking it and then placing a spare key under the doormat.

@TorQueMoD

For me I’m interested in encryption to prevent people from extracting the files that contain the unique key to my online leaderboards. I just found out it takes less than 2 minutes of effort to add whatever you want to them.

That’s not going to be secure either way. Someone could just intercept the request and get the key.