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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Agenda

Trust, Attest, Server-Authoritative: Modern iOS Anti-Cheat for Multiplayer (Presented by GameSafe)

Yue Wang  (Director of Mobile Game Anti-Cheat, Tencent Games)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Date: Monday, March 9
Time: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass - Get your pass now!
Audience Level: Advanced
Track: Game & Production Technology
Format: Partner Developer Summit
Vault Recording: Video
Audience Level: Advanced
Tencent Games

A practical guide to modern iOS anti-cheat engineering. Learn how to combine Apple's attestation APIs (App Attest, DeviceCheck) with runtime integrity checks and server-authoritative design to detect tampering and automation in multiplayer games — without harming performance or legitimate users.

Takeaway

• Understand modern iOS cheat vectors and system limitations.
• Learn how to integrate App Attest and DeviceCheck for device attestation.
• Design server-authoritative game logic to reduce client trust.
• Combine attestation, runtime signals, and behavior analytics into a unified risk model.
• Manage rollout, false positives, and quota limits safely in production.

Intended Audience

Game security engineers, iOS developers, multiplayer backend engineers, and technical product managers. Attendees should be familiar with Swift or Objective-C, and general multiplayer architecture.