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Technical Community Integration: Discord Auth

“Auth-Gated” servers represent the gold standard for high-security, high-integrity Rust communities. By requiring participants to link their Steam profiles to a verified Discord account before they can move or interact with the world, you implement a formidable barrier against automated bot attacks and ban evasion. This system ensures that every survivor in your world is associated with a unique Discord identity, allowing for automated rank synchronization, streamlined support, and enhanced accountability.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Time

10 Minutes

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Technical Infrastructure Prerequisites

Establishing this secure handshake requires the coordination of an Oxide modification and a Discord Application.
1

Enable Framework Support

Verify that Oxide/uMod is active on your FREAKHOSTING instance.
2

Deploy Authentication Logic

Install a vetted integration plugin such as DiscordAuth.cs or RustCord into your /oxide/plugins/ directory.
3

Initialize Discord Gateway

Visit the Discord Developer Portal and create a New Application. Generate a secure Bot Token and ensure the “Server Members Intent” is enabled.

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The Authentication Handshake

Once the infrastructure is deployed, the player onboarding process follows a specific security sequence.
  1. Session Initialization: The player connects to the server but remains physically frozen at the spawn coordinates.
  2. Identity Request: The player executes the /auth command within the in-game chat.
  3. Token Generation: The server generates a unique, time-sensitive 5-digit verification code.
  4. Discord Verification: The player transmits this code via a Direct Message (DM) to your community’s authorized Discord bot.
  5. Session Authorization: The bot validates the cryptographic link, assigns the appropriate Discord roles, and instantly unfreezes the player’s character in-game.

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Strategic Security Advantages

Requiring Discord Auth forces malicious actors to maintain a phone-verified Discord account to access your server. Because high-reputation Discord accounts are significantly more difficult to acquire in bulk compared to fresh Steam accounts, this protocol dramatically reduces the frequency of “Alt-Account” raiding and cheating.
By linking identities, your server can automatically detect a player’s Discord status. If a member purchases a VIP rank on your webstore, the system can instantly grant the corresponding in-game kits and permissions without manual administrative intervention.

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Last Updated: January 2026 | Rust: Discord integration active.