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Secured Linkvertise

Secured Linkvertise is the anti-bypass version of Linkvertise. Setup is more involved than the normal variant — you create one Linkvertise link per checkpoint, paste the destination Panda Auth generates, then configure the Anti-Bypass token. The payoff is much harder-to-fake completions.

Per-checkpoint setup

Secured Linkvertise requires you to set up one link per checkpoint. If your service has 4 checkpoints, you will be doing the steps below four times. Save after every checkpoint before moving to the next.

Before you start

You need a Linkvertise publisher account. Sign up or log in at publisher.linkvertise.com before continuing.

Secured Linkvertise — per-checkpoint configuration overview — Each checkpoint gets its own configuration

Step 1 — Open Linkvertise and start a new link

Log into your Linkvertise dashboard and click Post and earn (top menu) to start creating a new link. You will be redirected to the link-creation page.

Click Post and earn to start a new link — Post and earn button

Step 2 — Create a new link

On the link-creation page, fill in the basics and create the link. The destination URL is what Panda Auth tells you next — leave it as a placeholder for now if needed, you will paste the real one in Step 4.

Create a new Linkvertise link — Linkvertise link creation page

Linkvertise link configuration — Link configuration

Step 3 — Copy the checkpoint destination from Panda Auth

Switch to your Panda Auth dashboard, open Monetization Settings → Custom Revenue, find the checkpoint you are configuring, and copy the destination link Panda Auth shows for it.

Copy the checkpoint destination link Panda Auth generates — The checkpoint destination link from Panda Auth

Step 4 — Paste the destination into Linkvertise and save

Back on the Linkvertise link page, paste the Panda Auth destination into the Target URL field, then save. Once saved, copy the resulting Linkvertise URL — that is what goes back into Panda Auth for this checkpoint.

Paste the destination into the Linkvertise link — Paste destination into Linkvertise

Linkvertise link saved with destination set — Linkvertise link saved

Step 5 — Configure the Anti-Bypass token

In the Linkvertise dashboard sidebar, navigate to Anti-Bypass. Check the Use anti bypassing checkbox, then copy the anti-bypassing token Linkvertise shows you.

Linkvertise Anti-Bypass settings — Linkvertise Anti-Bypass page

Back in Panda Auth, paste that token into the Anti-Bypass Token field for the checkpoint. Click Save Changes.

Paste the anti-bypass token into Panda Auth — Paste anti-bypass token into Panda Auth

Repeat for every checkpoint

Save after every checkpoint before moving on to the next. Each checkpoint needs its own Linkvertise link with its own paired anti-bypass token. Skipping the save step is the most common mistake — without it, the checkpoint will fail verification at runtime.

Done

Once every checkpoint is configured and saved, Secured Linkvertise is live for your service. Completions are now validated server-to-server, making bypass tools significantly harder to use against your flow.

Heads up

Make sure each Linkvertise link belongs to your own account. Cross-check the Publisher ID under your profile if you are unsure. Pasting someone else's link sends the payout to them, not you.