Security Checklist for Discord-Based Refund Bots
Treat your Discord bot like production infrastructure
A refund bot can reach your money, items, weapons, and reputation. Whether you use LD Refund System or roll your own, treat the integration as seriously as your game server. Use this checklist to tighten every layer before staff start issuing commands.
Restrict Discord permissions
- Create a dedicated bot role and disallow administrator by default
- Limit command usage to staff-only channels using Discord's built-in command permissions
- Rotate invite links and require 2FA for everyone with refund access
Separate sensitive infrastructure
Never connect the bot directly to your production database without middleware. LD Refund System proxies queries through rate-limited endpoints, but if you maintain custom scripts use read-only replicas or stored procedures. That way a compromised token cannot run arbitrary SQL.
Token hygiene
Store your Discord bot token in a secrets manager (1Password, Vault, AWS Secrets Manager). Rotate it at least quarterly and every time someone with access leaves your team.
Monitor, alert, and respond
Security ends when monitoring stops. Enable LD Refund System alerts for abnormal refund volume, log all command input, and mirror the audit log into a private staff-review channel. When you see suspicious activity, revoke the license key, freeze pending claims, and run a token rotation immediately.
Working through this list before the first refund goes live saves nights of incident response later.
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