Identity Providers #

Pragma Engine enables cross-play, cross-progression, and cross-platform experiences by supporting multiple identity providers with account linking. This allows players to start on one platform and link their account when switching to another platform.

Identity providers are linked to a Pragma Engine account and used for authentication and platform-specific social integration. These accounts are isolated from player and social data to enable seamless cross-platform experiences.

Test Provider #

The Pragma Engine test provider uses the name Unsafe Provider to indicate that it’s only for internal and testing use cases and should not be enabled in production. It can also be used in load testing to allow the creation of millions of test accounts.

When run in development mode, the platform will populate the Test Provider with default accounts (test01 - test20). To disable the test provider, set the canAuthenticate service config setting to false.

social:
  serviceConfigs:
    UnsafeIdentityDaoConfig:
      canAuthenticate: false

Quick Guides #

Configuring Identity Providers #

Pragma Engine is highly configurable. You can enable additional plugins and custom services via the config files located in the 5-ext/config directory. Add the relevant configuration code blocks to local-dev.yml (for testing) or common.yml (for production) under the social section.

Steam configuration

value	description
`appId`	Steam numerical value used to identify a game on Steam
`steamWebAPIKey`	authorization key used to connect with the Steam Web API
`restrictByAppOwnership`	optional boolean determining whether to reject users if they don’t own the app or are on a timed trial
`restrictByAccountBan`	optional boolean determining whether to reject users who have been developer banned or VAC banned

social:
  pluginConfigs:
    AccountService.identityProviderPlugins:
      plugins:
        Steam:
          class: "pragma.account.SteamIdentityProviderPlugin"
          config:
            appId: "${steamAppId}"
            steamWebAPIKey: "${steamWebApiKey}"
            restrictByAppOwnership: false
            restrictByAccountBan: false

Epic configuration

social:
  pluginConfigs:
    AccountService.identityProviderPlugins:
      plugins:
        Epic:
          class: "pragma.account.EpicIdentityProviderPlugin"

Discord configuration

value	description
`clientId`	Discord OAuth ID that identifies developer’s Discord app while making authorization requests
`clientSecret`	encrypted OAuth secret for the Discord app referenced by the `clientId` property
`redirectUri`	backend authorization endpoint that Discord uses to validate OAuth handshakes
`botToken`	optional unique ID for Discord server bots
`guildId`	optional Discord-defined guild identifier
`authorizeRoleIds`	optional map of user roles that are allowed to authenticate

social:
  pluginConfigs:
    AccountService.identityProviderPlugins:
      plugins:
        Discord:
          class: "pragma.account.DiscordIdentityProviderPlugin"
          config:
            clientId: "${discordClientId}"
            clientSecret: "${discordClientSecret}"
            redirectUri: "http://localhost:11000/v1/account/discord-redirect"
            botToken: "${discordBotToken}"
            guildId: "${guildId}"
            authorizeRoleIds: 
              1: "${RoleId1}"
              2: "${RoleId2}"

Check out the Unreal and Unity Setup Guides for Discord implementation details.

Google configuration

value	description
`clientId`	Google OAuth ID that identifies developer’s Google app while making authorization requests
`clientSecret`	encrypted OAuth secret for the Google app referenced by the `clientId` property
`redirectUri`	backend authorization endpoint that Google uses to validate OAuth handshakes
`allowedDomains`	optional map of specific domains that are authorized for access–if this value is defined, all other domains are rejected

social:
  pluginConfigs:
    AccountService.identityProviderPlugins:
      plugins:
        Google:
          class: "pragma.account.GoogleIdentityProviderPlugin"
          config:
            clientId: "${googleClientId}"
            clientSecret: "${googleClientSecret}"
            redirectUri: "http://localhost:11000/v1/account/google-redirect"
            allowedDomains:
              1: "${allowedDomain1}"
              2: "${allowedDomain2}"

Check out the Google developer documentation for creating access credentials.

Twitch configuration

value	description
`clientId`	Twitch OAuth ID that identifies developer’s Twitch app while making authorization requests
`clientSecret`	encrypted OAuth secret for the Twitch app referenced by the `clientId` property
`redirectUri`	backend authorization endpoint that Twitch uses to validate OAuth handshakes

social:
  pluginConfigs:
    AccountService.identityProviderPlugins:
      plugins:
        Twitch:
          class: "pragma.account.TwitchIdentityProviderPlugin"
          config:
            clientId: "${twitchClientId}"
            clientSecret: "${twitchClientSecret}"
            redirectUri: "http://localhost:11000/v1/account/twitch-redirect"

Playstation configuration

Pragma Engine supports PlayStation Network integration. Contact us for details.

Managing identity providers in Portal #

From the Social Pragma Portal, click Services, then click Accounts.

Click on the relevant player name to view individual account information.

View the player’s identity providers.