Timeline for Using "Sign in" vs using "Log in"
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| Oct 30, 2018 at 1:42 | comment | added | Michael Lai♦ | The process of authentication almost feels like it is being tied into the log in/sign up flow these days (at least with certain types of applications). | |
| Jul 3, 2013 at 13:32 | comment | added | Peter DeWeese | I personally think of the process as authentication (as opposed to authorization or signing), so there is at least one. The other terms are only familiar through previous presentation in this context. Signing your name at the end of the form is not analogous as it is for authorization, not access. Some OS settings, mobile apps, and bank sites have even switched to a "lock" metaphor. You essentially unlock (and sometimes authorize as well) through authentication. | |
| Jul 3, 2013 at 13:23 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jul 3, 2013 at 13:10 | comment | added | JonW♦ | But do users think of themselves as 'authenticating' when they're signing in to a website? I would have thought that this is even further down the list of things people think of doing than 'signing' or 'logging' are. | |
| Jul 3, 2013 at 13:04 | history | answered | Peter DeWeese | CC BY-SA 3.0 |