Configure Authentication Settings

This article explains how to enable one or more login methods for authenticating players in your Appcharge Web Store or Game Portal. To learn more, see About Player Authentication for an overview of the available login methods.

Use the toggles on the Authentication page to enable or disable login methods. Below is a breakdown of each authentication method and how to configure it.

SSO Login

You can enable the following Single Sign-On (SSO) methods:

Facebook SSO

To enable Facebook SSO:

1. Turn on the Facebook App toggle.
2. Follow the instructions in the Facebook SSO Login Guide, and then enter the App ID of your game registered in Meta for Developers in the Facebook App ID field.
3. Click Update to save your changes.

Google SSO

To enable Google SSO:

1. Turn on the Google App toggle.
2. Follow the instructions in the Google SSO Login Guide, and then enter the App ID of your game registered in Google in the Google App ID field.
3. Click Update to save your changes.

Apple SSO

To enable Apple SSO:

1. Turn on the Apple App toggle.
2. Follow the instructions in the Apple SSO Login Guide, and then enter the App ID of your game registered in Apple in the Apple App ID field.
3. Click Update to save your changes.

Password Login

To enable password-based login:

1. Turn on the Username and Password toggle. To learn more, see About Password Login.
2. Click Update to save your changes.

Player ID Login

To enable Player ID Login:

1. Turn on the Player ID toggle.
2. In the Find Your Player ID: Link Title field, add link text that will appear on the login page. For example, Where can I find my Player ID?.
3. In the Find Your Player ID: Link URL field, provide a URL linking to an article that helps players locate their Player ID.
4. Click Update to save your changes.

To learn more, see About Player ID Login.

Game Redirect Login

To enable Game Redirect Login:

1. Turn on the OTP toggle.
2. In the Initiate Game Auth Callback field, paste the URL for generating OTP links. This URL should be the webhook endpoint that generates OTPs for your web store.
3. From the Desktop Text Model drop-down, select the number of digits for the player code (4 or 6).
4. Click Update to save your changes.

To learn more, see About Game Redirect Login.

Pre-Authenticated Login

To enable Pre-Authenticated Login:

1. Turn on the OTP toggle.
2. Leave the Initiate Game Auth Callback field empty, unless you are also implementing Game Redirect Login.
3. From the Desktop Text Model drop-down, select the number of digits for the player code (4 or 6).
4. Click Update to save your changes.

To learn more, see About Pre-Authenticated Login.