Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight

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Can't play game
When is says press space to run game I keep getting invalid SSL certificate, and underneath it says "The security of the root CA certificate could not be verified

please help and in simple step, I've tried, reinstalling, fixing EAC, opening all the way through firewall, command prompt and it just won't work. Please Help
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ScaryEvent Mar 25, 2020 @ 7:18pm 
me too
Is your Windows updated?

If you use an anti-virus make sure it's updated as well.

Did you try manually importing required Root Certificates?
How to manually import the GlobalSign "CodeSign" and "EV CodeSign" Root Certificates.

1 . Go here: https://support.globalsign.com/ca-certificates/root-certificates/globalsign-root-certificates

2 . Download: R3 GlobalSign Root Certificate --> https://secure.globalsign.net/cacert/Root-R3.crt

3. Use Windows+R to open Run and type MMC in the empty box and then press ENTER.

4. On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in.

5. Under Available snap-ins, click Certificates,and then click Add.

6. Select Computer account, and then click Next.

7. Click Local computer, and click Finish and then Ok.

8. In the console tree, double-click Certificates.

9. Right-click the Trusted Root Certification Authorities store.

10. Under All Tasks select Import.

11. Import Wizard will open up. Click Next.

12. Click Browse. Navigate to the file you downloaded: Root-R3.crt

13. With Root-R3.crt selected click Open

14. Click Next.

15. Click Next.

16. Click Finish. Message should appear saying import was successful.

17. Close MMC (no need to save settings).

18. Reboot and see if you can play.
Last edited by Old Habits Die Hard; Mar 25, 2020 @ 8:31pm
Smile, I'm Funny Mar 26, 2020 @ 2:22am 
sorry mate, didn't work
just to make sure, you meant reboot the computer, if you did then no luck
Originally posted by N/A:
sorry mate, didn't work
just to make sure, you meant reboot the computer, if you did then no luck

Are you getting the same error as before?

Your Windows is updated, correct?

When you followed those steps to manually add root certificates on step 16 did you get the message saying import was successful?
Smile, I'm Funny Mar 26, 2020 @ 4:05pm 
updated
same issue
did say import was succesful
Originally posted by N/A:
updated
same issue
did say import was succesful

Interesting. Ok try this.

Delete each of the following EasyAntiCheat 3 folders (Note that appdata is hidden by default, so if you can't locate it then you need to look in your folder settings and check the box allowing you to view hidden files, folders and drives):

~Steam\steamapps\common\Dead by Daylight\EasyAntiCheat
~Program Files (x86)\EasyAntiCheat
~Users\UserNameGoesHere\AppData\Roaming\EasyAntiCheat

After you make sure that each of those 3 folders are deleted, verify game files for Dead By Daylight. It should notice the missing files and download them.

Once that is done, start Dead By Daylight via the library tab in Steam not from a desktop shortcut etc.

If that happens to work great, but if it fails for the same or any other reason then please do the following:

Make copies of these 3 text files, upload them somewhere and send me a link to them or add me and I'll give you my email address you can send them to:

Most recent DBD log file named DeadByDaylight.txt located here:
~Users\UserNameGoesHere\AppData\Local\DeadByDaylight\Saved\Logs

GameLauncher.txt located here: ~Users\UserNameGoesHere\AppData\Roaming\EasyAntiCheat

Loader.txt located here: ~Users\UserNameGoesHere\AppData\Roaming\EasyAntiCheat \83
Last edited by Old Habits Die Hard; Mar 26, 2020 @ 5:54pm
󠀡󠀡 Oct 12, 2021 @ 5:50pm 
dude it aint working for me on pc and my ps4
Dimi (Banned) Oct 12, 2021 @ 5:52pm 
Nice necro dude
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