GatePass is a Sign In method used by websites opting to use GatePass for authentication.

This means that among the member-sites, you just need to remember a single username (it used to be an email address). This also means, that if you are a member of a hundred sites that are GatePass member-sites, you only need to remember one username for all of them.

GatePass values privacy greatly. With this, GatePass used to use email addresses. But we deem it worthy not to use email addresses anymore. It will require, though, that users need to be more careful now as we won't be able to provide assistance when an account becomes compromised.

If you already have an account with GatePass prior to this transition, you may still use your email address as your username. Or, if you prefer, you can always change that username (originally an email address) into something else.

Instead of email addresses, we will require you now to use an authenticator app. You will know when to use it when the QR Code pops up. Just be sure to secure that QR Code or the authenticator setup key.

And of course, you may always update or replace your setup keys.

Never ever forget your password. Write it down, and place it in a vault. Or you can save it in your password manager.

Nothing is secure in the Internet. The only way to secure anything 100% is by pulling the plug. But with that thought, we have done our best to protect the data in our databases which you have given -- and that includes your email address if you provided us with it.

GatePass simply does not have your password. During registration or when you change your password, your password goes through a series of codes that will hash it. Then we store that hash. We simply won't be able to know what was your actual password (because hashing is a one-way street). This is one way of protecting your account. So if someone hacks into our system, which we hope not, and if they are able to find all the hashes in our database, those hashes will not be useable.

What you need to do if you have forgotten your password is to click on the Reset Password link when you sign in again and we'll get it from there.

Amnesia mode is a sign-out process where GatePass will forget where you have signed-in previously. This will result in authentication codes to be required again for devices you have previously used.

As for your name, the member-sites would need to know what your name is. You wouldn't find it funny if a member-site would start calling you as ID number 1234567 instead of your name, would you?

If you have more questions, drop us a note at [email protected]. We will try to answer you as soon as we can. And if your question happens to be something that many are also asking, we will post your question here and post our answer here, too.

GatePass is a project in constant development. Actually, GatePass is in its second incarnation. It has existed before but we thought of doing everything all over again, from scratch, so we could be more secure and serve you better.