ARC Raiders error ARAU0287: login authentication failed (fix)
Logging in throws an "ARAU0287" error and the game won't get past authentication, sometimes happening on every attempt to launch.
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ARAU codes are Embark's authentication-family errors — the client can't establish a verified session with Embark's login servers. Embark hasn't published a specific explanation for ARAU0287 in its Help Center, but a Steam Discussions thread on this exact code, where the original poster said it happened "every login" and blocked them from playing entirely, got a fix reported back by that same player after several days of troubleshooting: antivirus software (Kaspersky, in their case) was blocking ports the game needs, and disabling that feature resolved it immediately. A mismatched system clock or an active VPN are the other causes players and support articles commonly point to for this error family, though neither is independently confirmed for this specific code.
What to try
- 01Check whether your antivirus is blocking game or launcher ports — a player reporting this exact error on Steam Discussions confirmed disabling a Kaspersky feature that was blocking ports fixed it after every other troubleshooting step failed.Reported
- 02Sync your PC's system clock (Windows: Settings > Time & Language > Date & time > Sync now) and make sure your region setting matches your actual location — commonly reported as a cause for this error family, though not confirmed specifically for ARAU0287.Unconfirmed
- 03Disable any VPN and restart your router before relaunching.Unconfirmed
- 04If none of that works, contact Embark Support through embark-studios.com — players on the same thread note response times can be slow.Unconfirmed
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