Single user login
Single user login (SUL) is the unique credential to login to the Wikimedia platforms (including organisational websites like this), based on username + password. Administrator accounts require Two-factor authentication, for added protection.
- Some Wiikimedia-related platforms that are not part of the core infrastructure use OAuth (proxy login).
- Some other technical platforms have a separate login, for platform specific reasons (Wikitech completed a SUL merger).
Rules
[edit]You can create a single Wikimedia account on any core platform; any other core platform will transparently reuse your credentials. It might still be required to click once on Log in. Any person can only have one single user account; an exception is made for Bot accounts that require special rights. Any other redundant user account is considered as a sock pupet. This measure exists to avoid elections or impersonation fraud.
Companies and organisations may not use an account on Wikipedia (because of neutral point of view), but they can create an "official" user account on Wikidata or Wikimedia Commons to upload "own" media files. On Media Commons they can create an Institution template.
Avoid abuse
[edit]- Choose a complicated unique password; on Linux you can use e.g.
pwgen -y 15 - Only perform auto-login (save your password in the browser) if you own the workstation (never on a shared device).
- When you have additional rights you must use two-factor authentication.
Functionality
[edit]- Rename username (choose a decent pseudoniem to avoid renaming)
- Merge accounts
- (un)Block accounts
- Important: validate your e-mail address immediately after creating your account; you must validate your e-mail address in order to be able to request a future password change.
- Password reset
- Protected login (extended authentication, Two-factor authentication)
SUL exceptions
[edit]- Bots have a separate account with bot righs (often with a Bot suffix, and logically linked to, and owned by the main account)
- Organisations' or affiliations account (only for Wikidata, or Wikimedia Commons)
- Training account
- Some technical developer platforms have unrelated accounts:
- Gerrit (version management)