Has anyone EVER been able to log into id.me successfully on the first, third, or even tenth attempt?

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January 25, 2023, 05:02 PM

Jester814

Has anyone EVER been able to log into id.me successfully on the first, third, or even tenth attempt?

It has to be hands down the WORST "secure unified" login crap I've ever seen. The sun, stars, and moon all have to be aligned with all of my chakras at the same time for the login to actually work. It only seems to work between 3:00am and 3:01 am on ever second teusday of the millennia.

I literally don't understand why it even exists outside of "if you can't log into your own account, nobody else can!" type of "security".

January 25, 2023, 05:22 PM

RogueJSK

*shrug* I get into it regularly, and have no issues getting it on the first try.

January 25, 2023, 05:36 PM

rackrack

I'll test it...

Yep, logged in first try, no problem.

January 25, 2023, 05:42 PM

HRK

could be the browser you are using, some secure sites don't like thinks like Brave etc...

January 25, 2023, 06:14 PM

Pale Horse

I’ll join others in saying that I never have an issue. I don’t use it often but in the maybe half a dozen uses I don’t think I’ve ever had to try a second time to log in.

I use Safari and Chrome browsers.

January 25, 2023, 06:20 PM

ensigmatic

Just logged in, using Brave on my iPad, no problem.

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January 25, 2023, 07:07 PM

vinnybass

Jester,

Are you using a VPN?

January 25, 2023, 09:55 PM

airbubba

yes, i logged into social security/firefox a few days ago.

received a text to my registered cell phone for confirmation.

much easier than looking up my ss login/pw.

January 25, 2023, 10:39 PM

bcereuss

Never an issue.

January 26, 2023, 12:12 AM

oldbill123

I have trouble, but my credit is on lockdown

January 26, 2023, 02:38 AM

Rey HRH

Put mew on the list of not having a problem.

The problem is remembering on those websites that offer several ways to log in such as ID.me or some other method. I have to remember to use the right one.

I use a password manager and it does not know that for a particular website, I have to use ID.me which is its own login page.

My workaround is to annotate in the title. Like if I go to XYZ.gov, the title in the password manager says XYZ.gov (use ID.me).

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January 26, 2023, 03:35 AM

Jester814

Not using a vpn. Tried firefox and chrome. Everything about the login seems fine until it tries to redirect me back to the website I started at, where it throws a secure connection error, and if I reload the website, it's logged me out of idme already, so I have to start the cycle all over again, and it just keeps resetting at that same point.

January 26, 2023, 06:27 AM

Flash-LB

I don't have any problems getting in on the first try.

January 26, 2023, 08:07 AM

ensigmatic

quote:
Originally posted by Jester814:
Everything about the login seems fine until it tries to redirect me back to the website I started at, where it throws a secure connection error, and if I reload the website, it's logged me out of idme already, so I have to start the cycle all over again, and it just keeps resetting at that same point.

Then it's not the login to ID.me that's failing, as you suggested in your thread title and OP. It's ID.me handing back off to the site that's using ID.me for authentication. Either their hand-off mechanism is broken or you're doing something different in your browsers to break it.

Are you using any adware or malware blockers? Got cookies locked-down in your browser config? Anything like that?

January 26, 2023, 05:51 PM

oldbill123

I wonder if they are related to Equifax ? Seems Equifax holds most payroll info and history and sell it

January 27, 2023, 03:14 PM

Tavman

quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
quote:
Originally posted by Jester814:
Everything about the login seems fine until it tries to redirect me back to the website I started at, where it throws a secure connection error, and if I reload the website, it's logged me out of idme already, so I have to start the cycle all over again, and it just keeps resetting at that same point.
Then it's not the login to ID.me that's failing, as you suggested in your thread title and OP. It's ID.me handing back off to the site that's using ID.me for authentication. Either their hand-off mechanism is broken or you're doing something different in your browsers to break it.

Are you using any adware or malware blockers? Got cookies locked-down in your browser config? Anything like that?

Almost sounds like a broken SSO redirect from the originating site.