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  tomwhelan · Member · Dec 9, 2023 at 10:27 pm

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  I’ve commented on three other blogs today, and I’ve had to login each time, with a different problem with authentication each time. Logging into my account in order to comment elsewhere can log me out of my site. I spent more time logging in than I did commenting.

  I wonder if two-factor authentication is part of the problem,

  Any suggestions.

  Tom

  WP.com: Yes
  Jetpack: No
  Correct account: Yes

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  supernovia · Staff · Dec 10, 2023 at 1:41 am

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  Hi Tom! That does sound odd. I am guessing it’s less a thing with 2FA than with some browser setting. Would you be willing to try another browser to see if that makes any difference?

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  tomwhelan · Member · Dec 10, 2023 at 2:01 am

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  I’ve seen issues with Safari on IOS and Firefox on Windows. So you think it’s a caching issue?

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  aleone89 · Staff · Dec 10, 2023 at 10:06 am

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  Hey there,

  It doesn’t necessarily sound like a caching issue, but perhaps instead with any password managers that may be in use, or saved in the browsers.

  To check and rule this out – are you using anything like this currently?

  Many thanks in advance!

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  tomwhelan · Member · Dec 10, 2023 at 8:17 pm

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  I’m not using a password manager application, but browsers do offer to store passwords, and I’ve used that. I should be able to clear them in Windows/Firefox, Safari on IOS will take some research.
  One workaround is to use WordPress Reader in a browser, which accepts my logged in state. Browser access by URL can ignore it completely, and ask for multiple TFA logins in a single session,.