Email and Password is the most common authentication method that can be used by user identities for authentication into Web Dashboard and Infisical CLI. It is recommended to utilize Multi-factor Authentication in addition to it. It is currently possible to use the Email and Password auth method to authenticate into the Web Dashboard and Infisical CLI.

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Emergency Kit

Every Email and Password is accompanied by an emergency kit given to users during signup. If the password is lost or forgotten, emergency kit is only way to retrieve the access to your account. It is possible to generate a new emergency kit with the following steps:
  1. Open the Personal Settings menu. open personal settings
  2. Scroll down to the Emergency Kit section.
  3. Enter your current password and click Save.

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Change Password

You can update your account password at any time:
  1. Open the Personal Settings menu. open personal settings
  2. Navigate to the Authentication tab. open authentication tab
  3. In the Change Password section, enter your current password and new password. change password section
  4. Click Save to save your new password.

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Change Email

You can update your account email address:
  1. Open the Personal Settings menu.
  2. Navigate to the Authentication tab.
  3. In the Change Email section, enter your new email address. change email section
  4. Click Send Verification Code to receive an 6-digit verification code at your new email address.
  5. Check your new email inbox and enter the verification code. change email section
  6. Click Confirm Email Change to complete the process.
  7. You will be logged out and need to sign in again with your new email address.
Changing your email will remove all connected external authentication methods and terminate all active sessions for security.
Email changes are disabled if SCIM is enabled for any of your organizations. Contact your organization administrator if you need to change your email address in a SCIM-enabled environment.