Account settings let players change available preferences and data, while sensitive operations remain subject to authentication and server-side validation.
How does it work?
Protecting the password, session and access to the linked email is especially important; login credentials should not be shared with other people.
What should you know?
A secure model separates page reads from state-changing actions, so simply opening a settings screen should not perform a mutation.
How does it behave in practice?
Account settings let players change available preferences and data, while sensitive operations remain subject to authentication and server-side validation. Protecting the password, session and access to the linked email is especially important; login credentials should not be shared with other people.
FAQ — How do account settings and security work
Does simply opening the screen change game state?
No. Reading information should not perform an additional game action.
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