How to Allow Cracked Minecraft Players to Join Your Server

Understanding Cracked Minecraft Players

"Cracked" Minecraft refers to players who don't have a legitimate, purchased copy of the game. By default, Minecraft servers verify player accounts with Mojang's authentication servers, preventing cracked players from joining. This guide shows you how to configure your server to allow these players while maintaining security.

Quick Guide to Allowing Cracked Players

1. Stop your Minecraft server if it's running
2. Navigate to your server's Properties settings
3. Change enforce-secure-profile=true to enforce-secure-profile=false
4. Change online-mode=true to online-mode=false
5. Save changes and restart your server

Warning: When you disable online-mode, your server will reset all player inventories and statistics as it creates new (local) UUIDs for every player.

Detailed Steps to Enable Cracked Players

1. Stop Your Server

Before making any changes, ensure your server is completely stopped to prevent potential issues during the modification process.

2. Modify Server Properties

1. Navigate to the "Properties" tab in your server panel
2. Find the following options and change their values:

   enforce-secure-profile=false
   online-mode=false
   

3. Save the changes

3. Start Your Server

After saving the changes, restart your server. It should now allow cracked players to connect.

Important Security Considerations

How to Prevent Username Stealing on Your Cracked Server

When you disable online-mode, players will NOT be authenticated by Mojang's servers before connecting. This means anyone can log in using anyone else's username, which creates serious security risks.

To prevent unauthorized access and account stealing, you should install an authentication plugin such as:

• AuthMeReloaded (for Paper/Spigot servers)
• EasyAuth (for Fabric servers)

Important: Without an authentication plugin, your server is vulnerable to griefing and account theft. Always install authentication protection when allowing cracked players.

When players join the server for the first time, they'll need to register with a password using the /register command. Until they authenticate, they won't be able to move, place blocks, use commands, or access their inventory.

How to Restore Player Skins

When online-mode is disabled, players will not have their custom skins and will instead use the default Steve or Alex skins. To restore skin functionality, install the SkinsRestorer plugin, which works with Paper, Spigot, Fabric, and Forge servers.

Troubleshooting Common Issues

If you encounter problems after enabling cracked access:

• Verify that both settings are correctly changed in the server.properties file
• Ensure your authentication plugin is properly installed and configured
• Check server logs for any error messages
• Make sure all players understand how to register and log in using your authentication system

Server Performance and Legal Considerations

Be aware that opening your server to cracked players may:

• Increase your server's vulnerability to malicious users
• Affect server performance with additional plugin overhead
• Potentially impact the gameplay experience

While allowing cracked players is technically possible, remember to maintain strong security practices to protect your server and legitimate players.

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