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This page provides a step-by-step guide for signing in to a new OpenCCC Account.

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About the Sign In Process

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For security purposes, two-factor validation is used to verify (authenticate) your identity. A time-sensitive security code is sent to the user to their preferred method of contact. The code must be retrieved and entered within 10 minutes of request to validate the user’s identity. Below is an example of the verification code message received by email.

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Steps in the Sign In Process

Step 1: Sign In

  1. All users will start on the Sign In page.

  2. Enter your email address or mobile phone number in the Email or Mobile phone input field.

  3. Click the Next button the validate your entry is unique.

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After attempting to sign in with your email address or mobile phone number, what happens next depends on the result of that first matching validation.

If Your Email or Mobile Number IS Unique

If the email address or mobile phone number used for sign in matches a verified, unique account in the system, the Password page is displayed and the user is prompted to enter their secure password.

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If the user has forgotten their password, or if the password doesn’t match their legacy account, they will be prompted to create a new password using the Forgot Your Password? flow.

If Your Email or Mobile Number is NOT Unique

If the email address or mobile phone number used to Sign In is not a unique match to an account found in the system, it could mean that there’s another user using that attribute.

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  1. On the Sign In page, the user enters her email address.

  2. The validation service finds the email address is being associated with two or more accounts. Error message is displayed.

  3. User has several options:

    1. Change the preferred method of contact and enter a new unique attribute. (ex: select Use email instead or Use mobile phone instead.)

If Your Email or Mobile Number is Not Found

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Step 2: Enter Your Secure Password

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