# Variables

{% hint style="info" %}
Variables make your program very secure and we highly recommend that you make use of them
{% endhint %}

The server sided variables store your strings server-sided. This makes it so your application can call them from the server after a successful login with one function. This is an exclusive feature to Auth.GG and it protects your strings from being decompiled and is a major security improvement.

Read our article on Forbes for more information.

**Initial Setup:**

{% code title="C#" %}

```csharp
/* Argument in order: variable secret key */
/* Username and password is required as the user must be logged in to retrieve variables */
string variable1 = App.GrabVariable("PutVariableSecretHere");
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="info" %}
All variables called from the GrabVariable method are returned as strings and must be converted back to their original data type by you (unless the variable is a string) e.g. 

Convert.ToInt32(App.GrabVariable("putvariablesecrethere"));
{% endhint %}


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