Kickstarter
Kickstarter Login Failure and Redundant Multi-Step Verification Flow
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Impact: The flow today is 7 steps! enter email; click button to verify I'm human (WHAT); wait for email code to arrive; Let Safari enter that; get prompted for 2FA code; launch Authy; type in code
From the original report
“Kickstarter doesn't take my password, now has the hated email code. I already have 2 factor set up with Authy. The flow today is 7 steps! enter email; click button to verify I'm human (WHAT); wait for email code to arrive; Let Safari enter that; get prompted for 2FA code; launch Authy; type in code”
Details & sources
- How received
- Imported from Bluesky
- Source published
- Oct 14, 2026
- Observed
- Unknown
- Added to CleanApp
- Oct 14, 2026
- Product connection
- Affected product or place
- Original issue status
- Unknown
- Resolution
- Unknown
- Verification
- Not independently reproduced
Source count unknown
Why this source type: The author personally observed Kickstarter rejecting their password and forcing an extended 7-step email and 2FA authentication flow.
CleanApp AI summary
Kickstarter Login Failure and Redundant Multi-Step Verification Flow: The Kickstarter login system fails to accept valid user passwords and imposes a cumbersome multi-step verification process despite existing 2FA setup with Authy.
Report counts are not affected-user counts. A closed original issue does not confirm a fix.
Public ID: rpt_eu44qbnB_hIeH7O8LiQ9Tw