**Procedure:**
– Finger print login is a recent banking security application.
– Logging in is used to access specific pages, websites, or applications.
– Logged-in user actions can be tracked using login tokens.
– Logging out can be manual or implicit based on user actions.
– Login pages may have return URL parameters for redirection.
**History and Etymology:**
– Terms like login became common in the 1960s with time-sharing systems.
– Early home and personal computers didn’t require logins until the 1990s.
– The term “login” originates from the verb “to log in” and the concept of logging.
– “Sign in” conveys a similar idea based on manual logbook signing.
– Different technical communities have preferences for terms like login, logon, and sign.
**See also:**
– Look up “login” and “log in” in Wiktionary for definitions.
– Wikimedia Commons has media related to login.
– Related topics include computer security and password policies.
– Concepts like login session and OpenID are relevant.
– References to password, personal identification number, and log files are important.
**References:**
– Detailed definitions of login and logging in are available.
– The Linux Information Project provides information on login.
– The Oxford Dictionaries offer a definition of login.
– Apple’s style guide discusses login terminology.
– Microsoft’s style guides have evolved in terms of login terminology.
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In computer security, logging in (or logging on, signing in, or signing on) is the process by which an individual gains access to a computer system or program by identifying and authenticating themselves.
The user credentials are typically some form of username and a password, and these credentials themselves are sometimes referred to as a login.
In practice, modern secure systems often require a second factor such as email or SMS confirmation for extra security.
Social login allows a user to use an existing cell phone number, or user credentials from another email or social networking service to sign in or create an account on a new website.
When access is no longer needed, the user can log out, log off, sign out or sign off.
