Checksum Verification | Maya Secure User Setup

Automated installers:

# Example wrapper configuration export MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH="/network/secure/pipeline/maya/scripts" export MAYA_MODULE_PATH="/network/secure/pipeline/maya/modules" Use code with caution. 2. Disable Local Script Execution

: If a script is modified by an external process, an installer, or potential malware, Maya displays a dialog box labeled "UserSetup Checksum Verification" . When You Will See It maya secure user setup checksum verification

Standard file permissions are rarely enough to stop this. If an artist can run Maya, their user account usually has permission to write to their own preferences folder. Checksum verification solves this by validating the file's contents before Maya runs it. Understanding Checksum Verification

: Prevention is key. Always work with Incremental Save enabled to create numbered backups. For recovery, try to Import the scene into a fresh file. Furthermore, saving files in .ma (Maya ASCII) format is highly recommended over .mb (Maya Binary) as .ma files are plain text and can be manually edited to remove problematic code, making them easier to recover and troubleshoot. When You Will See It Standard file permissions

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: You can uncheck "Read and execute 'userSetup' scripts" to prevent them from running entirely, though this will break many legitimate plugins. Recommended Security Tool Understanding Checksum Verification : Prevention is key

The in Autodesk Maya is a built-in security feature designed to protect your environment from malicious scripts that target your startup process. What it Does

import os import hashlib import maya.cmds as cmds # Configuration REMOTE_SETUP_PATH = "X:/pipeline/config/master_userSetup.py" EXPECTED_CHECKSUM = "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855" # Replace with actual master hash def verify_and_run(): if not os.path.exists(REMOTE_SETUP_PATH): cmds.warning(f"[SECURITY] Maya setup file missing at: REMOTE_SETUP_PATH") return # Calculate live hash of the file sha256_hash = hashlib.sha256() with open(REMOTE_SETUP_PATH, "rb") as f: for byte_block in iter(lambda: f.read(4096), b""): sha256_hash.update(byte_block) live_checksum = sha256_hash.hexdigest() # Integrity Check if live_checksum == EXPECTED_CHECKSUM: print("[SECURITY] Checksum verified successfully. Executing setup...") exec(open(REMOTE_SETUP_PATH).read(), globals()) else: error_msg = "[CRITICAL SECURITY] Maya user setup checksum mismatch! Execution blocked." cmds.error(error_msg) raise RuntimeError(error_msg) verify_and_run() Use code with caution. Best Practices for Studio Deployment

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