Steam App Ticket Generator for Python

Generates encrypted app tickets for Steam games through multiple authentication methods.

Modules

File	Method	Description
client.py	DLL	Uses steam_api64.dll to request tickets from the running Steam client. Fast, no credentials needed, but requires Steam desktop app running on Windows.
network.py	CM Network	Connects directly to Steam's CM servers with username/password via the ValvePython/steam library. Requires manually typing Steam Guard codes. No DLL needed.
mobile.py	Mobile Route	Uses Valve's IAuthenticationService Web API to authenticate via credentials (with phone approval or guard code) or QR code scan. Bridges the resulting token into a CM session to fetch the encrypted app ticket. No DLL needed.

What is the "Mobile Route"?

The mobile route (mobile.py) is named after its key feature: leveraging the Steam mobile app for authentication. Instead of requiring the Steam desktop client or manually typing 2FA codes, it uses Valve's modern IAuthenticationService API to:

1. Phone Nudge: Send an approve/deny prompt to the Steam mobile app
2. QR Login: Display a QR code that the Steam mobile app can scan — no password entry needed
3. Guard Code Fallback: Accept typed Steam Guard codes when mobile confirmation isn't available

All three flows produce a refresh_token JWT which is then used to authenticate a CM (Connection Manager) session and request an encrypted app ticket — the same ticket that the DLL method produces.

Token → CM Bridge

The key technical challenge is bridging web auth tokens into a CM session. The refresh token from IAuthenticationService is set as the access_token field on CMsgClientLogon. Critical requirements:

• platform_type=1 (SteamClient) during auth — ensures the token has "client" audience
• Real SteamID on the header — decoded from the JWT's sub claim, not a generic SteamID
• No account_name or password — these must be omitted for token-based CM login

See AUTH_METHODS.md for detailed documentation of all authentication flows and implementation details.

Usage

See spacewar.py for a usage example of the DLL client.