logging on
Entering your credentials
Logging on is the process of gaining access to a computer system, network, or online account by entering credentials—typically a username and password.
The phrase treats digital access like entering a physical space: I'm logging on to check my email.
Also rendered as logging in, with no meaningful difference.
- passwordAuthentication string
- forgot passwordUnable to remember login
- welcome backGreeting upon return
- usernameAccount identification string
- two-factor authenticationIdentity confirmation requiring two proofs
stay signed in · CAPTCHA · biometrics · sign in · login page · phishing · credentials · secure connection · error message · encryption · user interface · smart card · single sign-on · OAuth · data breach · session · timeout · access denied
authentication state
logging onlogging off
Terminating computer session
logging out · signing out · signing off · disconnecting · exiting