(cherry picked from commit e11dcc60f2)
use backticks to avoid backslash
(cherry picked from commit 34212791ee)
(cherry picked from commit bde9473c69)
(cherry picked from commit d4deb43084)
(cherry picked from commit 08e91649b0)
(cherry picked from commit 2b988e5415)
[TESTS] auth LinkAccount test coverage (squash)
(cherry picked from commit a2b2e3066b)
(cherry picked from commit 841d1b5073)
