Upon completion, re-launch Steam and open the game. You will no longer be met with the Rust "Steam auth timeout" error, and have free access to all official, community, and modded servers the game ...

Since Rust is exclusively available on Steam, you must ensure that your current build of the game matches the actual live build available on the platform. If you encounter this error, chances are ...

Rust is down on Steam as authorization timeouts leave players unable to connect to servers following weekly maintenance; the team says it has made Valve aware.