logging in
Entering your credentials
Logging in is the process of gaining access to a computer system, website, or application by providing credentials—typically a username and password.
The phrase treats the system as a space you enter: I'm logging in to check my email.
Also written as one word: login (noun) or log in (verb).
- login pageAuthentication entry interface
- usernameAccount identification string
- passwordAuthentication string
- forgot passwordUnable to remember login
- wrong passwordIncorrect authentication input
biometrics · error message · encryption · CAPTCHA · PIN · two-factor authentication · identity verification · accessibility features · smart card · OAuth · logout · single sign-on · credentials · security question · digital signature · firewall · authentication · authentication
logging inlogging out
Ending authenticated access
signing out · logging off · signing off · exiting · disconnecting
logging inlogging off
Terminating computer session
dropping off · going dark · disappearing · checking out · going away