# Warp: Major incident: Warp authentication disabled

**Summary:** _summary pending_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: major (vendor)
- Changed: 2025-10-21 14:43 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-19 17:03 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/n7wvqb48tygy](https://stspg.io/n7wvqb48tygy)
- [Company: Warp](https://rewindex.com/company/warp.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:687/hvjmp73q558h@efe053c62386
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

Incident page (full timeline): [Warp authentication disabled](https://rewindex.com/company/warp/incidents/hvjmp73q558h.md)
## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Warp authentication disabled
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**2. Added: Impact**

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+ major
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**3. Added: Status**

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+ resolved
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**4. Added: Start time**

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+ 2025-10-21 14:43 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2025-10-22 18:49 UTC
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**6. Added: Affected components**

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+ warp.dev
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**7. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2025-10-21 14:43 UTC

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+ Log in and sign up at https://app.warp.dev/login via email is disabled due to continued abuse of our account creation APIs.  We are continuing investigation and centralizing discussion in this GitHub issue: https://github.com/warpdotdev/Warp/issues/7808
```

**8. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2025-10-22 18:46 UTC

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+ We are continuing to investigate this issue.
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**9. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2025-10-22 18:49 UTC

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+ We've re-enabled email login with a CAPTCHA check to prevent scaled abuse. Thanks for your patience.
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## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-21 14:43 UTC | Major incident: Warp authentication disabled (this change) | major |

All Warp changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/warp/changes.md)
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