Logged out immediately after logging in
Authentication systems repeatedly clear the active session within seconds of signing in, failing to persist user credentials across initial redirects. This forces people into an endless login loop, blocking them from accessing the application entirely.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Closing all browser windows, clearing browser cache, waiting about 10 minutes, and opening a new browser.Did this help you?
- 2Using native browser container extensions like Firefox Multi-Account Containers to isolate sessionsDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Is anyone else US East experiencing an issue with being immediately logged out of NS app website within 1-3 seconds of log in?”source ↗
“i just want to know if it handles the inevitable microsoft login loop where it forgets who you are 3 times before finally letting you in. if so, you've already won”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
- 14Why am I getting locked out of my account when using the correct password?
- 10Getting logged out randomly long before the session timeout limit
- 10Account deactivated for security reasons and stuck in ID verification loop
- 4Why does platform single sign on keep breaking?
- 2Why do payment gateways disconnect or close accounts before launch?
- 2Why is step-up authentication forced and buggy?