How to Troubleshoot ‘Steam Auth Timeout’ Issue on Rust

Did you get a ‘Steam Auth Timeout’ error after you got kicked out of the game on the Rust server? How can you fix this error? Don’t worry, you’ll find some useful methods in this post.

If you are a Rust user, you may get a “Steam Auth Timeout” error message after you get kicked out of the game. This problem only occurs on computers on which you run the game via Steam.

What causes the “Steam Auth Timeout” problem in Rust?

In some cases, the cause of the “Steam Auth Timeout” error when starting Rust can be a bad Internet connection, a blocking firewall, corrupted game files, a damaged anti-cheat engine, or even problems with the Steam download cache, etc. read more