Questions tagged [login]
is the process by which individual access to a computer system is controlled by identification of the user using credentials provided by the user
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Should a user attempting to enter an expired 2FA Token be notified that it is expired or just say that it is invalid?
If a user attempts to login using 2FA, and they get sent an email, there are a couple of scenarios that may occur:
Code is valid and not expired: log user in.
Code is valid but expired.
Code is ...
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Should I verify a user's password before showing them that they are banned or just check the email?
If I ban a user from a website indefinitely (specific manual ban not automatic), and they'll never be able to appeal, should I verify the user's email and password, or show them that they're banned ...
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Quantifying the impact of offering alternative signup/login methods?
Nowadays it's common for websites to offer signup/signin methods that don't require making an account (email/password) for that specific site, for example 'Login with x':
Facebook
Google
Twitter
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How to reset a user's password before email verification?
I'm designing a basic registration and login system.
The site sends a confirmation email on registration with a 6-digit OTP.
Of course, it is possible that a user does not complete this email ...
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SSO Login, can we remove the Linkedin color in the button? [duplicate]
I've been working on a login flow where we are allowing users to sign up or login with Linkedin. The devs in my team told me that we need to keep the Linkedin button with the colors :
However, we ...
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SSO Login, can we remove the Facebook color in the button?
I've been working on a login flow where we are allowing users to sign up or login with Facebook. The devs in my team told me that we need to keep the Facebook button with the colors :
However, we ...
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Why do so many login webpages seperate email and password fields? [duplicate]
I've been noticing that many popular login pages separate email and password fields on separate "sections" or pages.
Is there a UX benefit or reason for this that I'm not aware of?
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How should my mobile app handle email verification?
I am using Flutter to develope a cross platform mobile application. I use firebase to login, and require the user to do email verification before signing in. The user creates an account, and then the ...
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Should users be given a way to link a password after social auth?
Obviously it is very common for sites to allow log in using both the traditional email/password as well as social authentication using Facebook, Google, Twitter etc.
If a user creates an account using ...
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Changing login method from email/social to One-time password
There are existing users who login with their email or social accounts. How will existing users login if we get rid of social and email login?
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Asking user to login to another website from within my app
I am working on an app which requires me to interact with an external API from an external website on behalf of the user. For this I need to ask them for their credentials for this other API. Will ...
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How to show different educational institutions' login options in an app?
I'm working on a mobile application where users, apart from being able to login and sign up with accounts made directly on the app, have the ability to login directly with their educational ...
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User signs up using their Facebook account logs and then logs in with their (same email) Google account. Now what?
Our web app (a personal calendar-management tool) offers both Facebook and Google as social login providers. Sometimes a user who originally signed up using a Facebook account tries to log in using ...
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Alternative designs & implementations for the login “remember me” checkbox?
I've been doing some digging around regarding the "remember me" feature of website login pages.
Does anyone have any examples of alternative ways to implement this feature - that isn't a ...
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Forcing Sign-Up For a Mobile App
Currently in the process of desgining a mobile app in the 'mental wellness' space. Features include;
Journalling (w/geotagging)
Mood tracking
Affirmations recording
To Do
Goal setting/tracking
My ...
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What message to show if Email/Username taken by providers?
In my application users can register an account normally (with username, email, password) or using Google or Facebook.
What message should be shown if a user is trying to login to my application with ...
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How many people use Google or Facebook to sign up to other apps
I notice that a vast majority of apps nowadays prioritise login with Facebook, Google, or other platforms for Sign Up. Usually you see a button with Facebook, one with Google, and the last option is ...
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Common input boxes to register and login with separate buttons
While working on the registration/login page for my mobile app, I came up with the idea of combining the two into one. On clicking register, users will be taken to a new page to fill rest of the ...
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At what step in the user flow of a travel booking app would 2FA OTP be needed
i'm designing a 2FA OPT feature for an app that lets users book flights and trains. As users are able to store personal information including their payment details, this level of verification is ...
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Android authentication using fingerprint
The flow of my applicaiton:
[1 -Login] -> [2 - Approve biometric use] -> [3 - Dashboard]
At the 2nd step, a user is authenticated and technically is inside of the app, enabling biometric. At this ...
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What is the maximum acceptable time a login should take?
Logging into our app takes 15 - 20 seconds, depending on how much the user has access to. Some of this time is purposeful - the login endpoint itself has a minimum time to response of 2 seconds to ...
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Etsy inspired login/register form that ask only mail address in first step
i'm a UI designer, i study to improve my UX knoweledge and i have a doubt about a project.
I have a login/register modal window that works like the Etsy login/register modal at checkout process. In ...
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User login with 3rd party services and email/password
If you sign up for a product with Google OAuth and have the associated email registered in the database. Then have a user that wants to login using email/password. What is an elegant way to handle ...
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For mobile apps, should the first screen be Login or Sign Up
On mobile apps, the users get logged out rarely as the login tokens work differently. So, i think it makes more sense to make the first screen for new users. So the first page, when they open the app ...
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Does a donation site need login?
I have a task to redesign a donation website. The top navigation bar has search for donation events and login/register.
Is there a need for a login/register option? Especially considering when ...
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Handling multiple applications behind one login
UX community -
This question concerns handling user choice of destination during/after login.
Let's say we have one account that can serve multiple apps, A, B, and C. Users of one app are not ...
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Should I separate current users and potential customers?
My company is a B2B Software as a Service. We have a web with 2 main functions:
Log in for my current users (hundred of thousands)
a marketing web for my potential new customers, (portfolio, blog, ...
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Showing socially shared content to users who are not logged in
Almost all the content on my webapp/site is visible only after the viewer has logged in. But, when a user shares a piece of content with someone (who may or may not be a user of the app), that someone ...
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How to get around wanting to use email as unique login, but having existing users with multiple accounts per email?
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Should multiple user accounts be allowed to use the same email address?
My problem is that we're writing the new version of our website, but need to migrate the old user database to the new ...
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Button appears in two important locations and feels redundant
I'm building a log in page but ran into an issue with my nav bar. As you can see the "Log In" button appears in two locations.
What's the best way to approach this? To me it looks odd to have it ...
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Mobile Login Loading Time
I'm just wondering what the best practice / optimal times are for loading after the user logs on. So let's say the user enters their username/password and presses log in, what's the optimal time from ...
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optimal screen idle timeout [duplicate]
Is there any research studying the optimal screen idle timeout, balancing convenience to the user versus security? In the scenario I'm considering, a timeout causes the user to have to log in again.
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How to merge login/signup into one option
Currently for our platform, we are using facebook login & Mobile number verification for login and sign up pages. User does not need to have any additional password to complete his registration. ...
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What's the common name for this Asset?
On google account you have the option to choose a little image that will show up every time you are logged in. This is quite common across many websites and apps etc.
Would you call this Avatar-Image?...
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How can I tell Chrome which input fields to remember / which will be the login credentials? [closed]
I have a Sign Up form which contains these input fields (in order):
e-mail (autocomplete="email", type="email")
(user)name (type="text")
(display)name (type="text")
password (autocomplete="new-...
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How to Block Multiple Logins /Sign Up?
So, I have an App where the user needs to sign up to access the app.
I'm planning to run an offer where user can order that item only once in a day.
But I have the doubt that he may change login Id (...
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Is there a practical (UX driven) reason for why login pages often don't have headers/footers when the rest of the site does?
I'm designing a website with a login screen, so I've been looking around at examples on other sites to get a general feel for the UX/UI trends in the area (I'm primarily a dev, not a designer). I've ...
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Automatical Button-Less Login
I'm working on a project where we want to setup a button-less login form.
The idea is, if you enter your credentials correctly, you will get logged in automatically (don't have to press ENTER or ...
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If you need to enter your skype name to link your account
I'm working on a website which can be connected with Skype and the user has some benefit from it. In case if you need to enter your Skype name to link your account, and then click on your name - after ...
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Which facebook design should you use for facebook login?
Recently facebook changed its products design and changed to a new logo. According to their brand resource center you should use their new logo and color. But their facebook for developers still uses ...
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Why there is no “Forgot Email”?
I noticed, if you forget your password, you need to click "Forgot Password". But if no other way while that multiple email address inputs still doesn't work. They don't provide us an access to Account ...
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2 selection buttons 1 preferred but with different input types
I have 2 login forms in the same page: login with username&password, login with emailaddress&password.
I separated forms with tabs but 1 of the login forms is always selected as default ...
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Modal page and button click [closed]
I have a modal page with login button. Clicking on the button verifies the username or password. And if incorrect, error messages will be shown while still being inside the modal. But I can not find a ...
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On password recovery, what to do if device is already logged in?
Say a user requests a password recovery on a computer. Our system then sends an email with a unique link to recover the account.
However now consider the user receives this email and opens it on his ...
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Repeated password entry despite it being visible?
If the signup for a new user account dialog includes an input field to set a custom password which has an option (eye icon) to uncover its current textual contents, should there also be an input field ...
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How to communicate that creating an account is optional to using the site?
I have a site that can mostly be used without creating an account. Accounts are only needed for things such as preserving favorites across devices, which is minor in the context of the site.
I want ...
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Email link for logging in
Would a user authentication flow like this be a bad UX?
User enters email address and clicks submit button
User checks his email inbox and clicks on the link
User is logged in
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Password-less log in with webviews
I just added a password-less log in option to my website, which emails users a login link. If they click it within 10 minutes, they are logged in and cookies are set in their browser to remember them.
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What's the point of deactivating Num Lock on login screens? [closed]
Many login screens automatically deactivate the Num Lock key on the keyboard before the user can enter their password. This is extremely frustrating for the user as they involuntarily type their ...
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Is there a problem with hiding “forgot password” until it's needed?
To be honest, I don't really see any use for the "forgot password" button/link unless the user put in a wrong password before. In my current project, we need as much space as possible and I was ...
