Authentication overview

Authentication at a glance

Authentication is the account process that lets you enter Conduit, create an account, or maintain the account you already use. Conduit uses authentication for sign-in and sign-up, and provides account settings and logout after you enter the application.

Use this page to choose the account action that matches your need:

Before you start

Before you choose an account action, know whether you are signed out or already signed in. The navigation presents Sign in and Sign up when no current user is present, and it presents Settings when a current user is present.

Collect the information for the action you are about to take:

The settings form loads the current user's profile picture, username, biography, and email when a current user is available. New Password starts as an empty settings value and is removed from the update when it is left empty.

Find the account action

The account action is the route that matches what you want to do: /login for an existing account, /register for a new account, and /settings for an account already in the application.

1. Open the navigation for your current account state.

2. Choose one option from the table.

   If you need to…	Select
   Enter an existing account	Sign in
   Create an account	Sign up
   Change account details while signed in	Settings

3. Use the link for the account route you want.

   If you are on…	Select	You open…
   The sign-in screen	Need an account?	/register
   The sign-up screen	Have an account?	/login

Result: You are on the route for the account action you selected.

Understand the account screens

The sign-in screen collects the credentials for an existing account. The sign-up screen collects the details for a new account. The settings screen collects profile and account details for an existing current user.

The account screens show no required-field marker and do not apply a client-side validation rule. Login uses Email and Password; sign-up adds Username; settings uses the profile and account fields listed above.

Sign in or sign up

Sign-in enters an existing account, while sign-up creates a new account using the fields on the selected screen.

Prerequisites

• You are on /login or /register.
• You have the information listed for that route in Before you start.

Steps

1. Open the route for the action you need.

2. For /login, fill Email and Password. For /register, fill Username, Email, and Password.

3. Select the control for the route you opened: select Sign in on /login, or select Sign up on /register.

   Route	Select
   /login	Sign in
   /register	Sign up

4. For detailed sign-in or sign-up instructions, open Sign in or Sign up.

Result: The account-entry request has been submitted.

Manage account settings

Account settings are the profile and account details you maintain after signing in. Use them to review the current values, update the account, or leave the account.

Prerequisites

• You are signed in and can open /settings.
• You know which profile or account values you want to change.

Steps

1. Open /settings.
2. Review URL of profile picture.
3. Review Username.
4. Review Short bio about you.
5. Review Email.
6. Enter a value in New Password only when you want to change the password.
7. Select Update Settings to submit the settings form.
8. Select Or click here to logout. when you want to leave the account.
9. For the complete settings procedure, open Manage your settings.

Result: The settings form has been submitted, or the logout action has been selected.

When account actions branch or go wrong

While sign-in, sign-up, or settings work is in progress, Sign in, Sign up, and Update Settings become disabled. The account screens display API errors through the error list when an API error is returned.

Know what comes next

After account entry, the application flow continues with authenticated user work. Open Articles overview to continue into the article area. To complete a specific account action, use Sign in, Sign up, or Manage your settings.