Common Auth0 Library Authentication Errors

Describes common sign up and login errors that you might see when you authenticate users using Auth0 libraries.

The actions or input data of your users, during the sign up or the log in processes, might trigger errors. Here is a list of the most common errors that you might get if you use any of the Auth0 libraries for authentication.

Sign up

In the case of a failed signup, the most common errors are:

Error	Description
invalid_password	If the password used doesn’t comply with the password policy for the connection
invalid_signup	The user you are attempting to sign up is invalid
password_dictionary_error	The chosen password is too common
password_no_user_info_error	The chosen password is based on user information
password_strength_error	The chosen password is too weak
unauthorized	If you cannot sign up for this application. May have to do with the violation of a specific rule
user_exists	The user you are attempting to sign up has already signed up
username_exists	The username you are attempting to sign up with is already in use

Log in

In the case of a failed login, the most common errors are:

Error	Description
access_denied	When using web-based authentication, the resource server denies access per OAuth2 specifications
invalid_user_password	The username and/or password used for authentication are invalid
mfa_invalid_code	The multi-factor authentication (MFA) code provided by the user is invalid/expired
mfa_registration_required	The administrator has required multi-factor authentication, but the user has not enrolled
mfa_required	The user must provide the multi-factor authentication code to authenticate
password_leaked	If the password has been leaked and a different one needs to be used
PasswordHistoryError	The password provided for sign up/update has already been used (reported when password history feature is enabled)
PasswordStrengthError	The password provided does not match the connection’s strength requirements
too_many_attempts	The account is blocked due to too many attempts to sign in
unauthorized	The user you are attempting to sign in with is blocked

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