{"id":15375,"date":"2022-12-02T14:42:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T13:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/lightning-login-lnurl-auth\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T16:26:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T15:26:00","slug":"lightning-login","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/lightning-login\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Lightning Login (LNURL Auth)?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Logging in to a website via Lightning Login (LNURL Auth)<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]With Lightning Login you can log in anonymously to websites without an email address and password. You will need a Bitcoin Lightning wallet that supports LNURL-Auth. We explain in this post how a Lightning login works and which Lightning Wallet support LNURL-Auth.<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Lightning Login can be used to authorize, register or log in to external services and websites. The advantage for the user is that no personal information has to be disclosed. Registration on these Internet pages is anonymous.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”16837″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]On the Lightning login page, you will be shown a QR code that you scan with a Lightning Wallet or copy the Lightning LNURL address into the Lightning Wallet. If you want to log in again later, scan the QR code with the same Lightning Wallet and you will be logged in to your account again.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/oj87Bq5PgIs” align=”center” title=”What is Lightning Login?”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

How to register on Internet sites today<\/h2>\n

Who does not know the problem. You want to use an Internet service and are asked to register by providing your e-mail address. With this email address and a password you can always log in to the site later.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]If you are unlucky, you will receive unwanted messages to this email address, the password is forgotten or has to be constantly renewed.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, there are now social media logins or Google services that make logging in easier, but pass on even more personal data to the providers of the website or authorization service.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”16835″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to log into websites anonymously, without having to reveal any personal data, and to be able to use them quickly and easily?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

What is Lightning Login or LNURL-Auth?<\/h2>\n

Lightning Login is the colloquial name for LNURL-auth. LNURL stands for Lightning Url. URL refers to the call of a specific file via the Internet.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]This LNURL has various uses and here we are talking about the possibility of authentication or in short form just Auth.<\/p>\n

Authentication is about proving an identity or authorization. This authentication is done via a digital signature, i.e. the user needs a public-private or public-private key pair.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”16839″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Users of a Lightning Wallet have such a key pair and can use it to authenticate themselves.<\/p>\n

During Lightning login, the user identifies himself with his public key. No further identification data such as passwords, e-mail addresses, user names or similar are required.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1669985215577{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

How to register via Lightning Login?<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]If you would like to try out how Lightning Login works with your Lightning Wallet, you can do so on the website Lightninglogin.live<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Simply click on Login with Lightning<\/strong> and a QR code will be displayed.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”15908″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/lightninglogin.live\/”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”15912″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/lightninglogin.live\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]We take our Lightning Wallet and use the corresponding scan function for this.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]After scanning the QR code, our Lightning Wallet will ask us if we want to log in to the site. When we confirm this, we will receive the successful registration confirmation on the website.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”15914″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/lightninglogin.live\/”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1669985215577{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

How do I log in again via Lightning Login?<\/h2>\n

If you want to log in again at a later time, proceed in the same way as for registration. You take your Lightning Wallet again, scan the QR code and you are logged in again.<\/p>\n

You can see from the displayed user data that the numbers are identical.<\/p>\n

When logging in again, make sure that the same Lightning Wallet is used as when logging in for the first time.<\/p>\n

There is no exchange of data or sharing of information between the various websites that use Lightning Login. You can use the same Lightning Wallet for authentication on any website.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Lightning Wallets that support Lightning Login<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]There are already numerous Lightning wallets that support Lightning login. We have listed here a list of the most important Lightning wallets with Lightning login.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”16842″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Lightning Wallet Provider<\/strong><\/td>\nLightning Login (LNURL-Auth)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alby<\/a><\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bitnob<\/a><\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blixt<\/a><\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BlueWallet<\/a><\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breez<\/a><\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coinos<\/a><\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lifpay<\/a><\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LightningTipBot<\/a><\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phoenix<\/a><\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wallet of Satoshi<\/a><\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zeus<\/a><\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]If you know of any other Lightning wallets that support Lightning Login, please let us know so that we can update the list.<\/p>\n

Then please let us know via Twitter at: https:\/\/twitter.com\/coincharge_io<\/a> or on our Telegram channel: https:\/\/t.me\/coinchargeio<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1669976485821{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Alby Wallet<\/h3>\n

Lightning login and receive Lightning payments with personal Lightning address[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The Alby Lightning Wallet is a browser wallet. You can install this Lightning Wallet as an extension to your Internet browser.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”15320″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/getalby.com\/”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”15327″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]If you want to log in to an Internet page via Lightning Login, click on the QR code displayed.<\/p>\n

The Alby browser extension will then open.<\/p>\n

First enter your Alby password.<\/p>\n

You will then be taken to a page where you will be asked whether you want to connect to the corresponding page via Connect.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]You will receive your own Lightning Wallet from Alby with a Lightning address such as: Username@getalby.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Lightning payments made to this Alby Lightning address will be credited directly to your Lightning wallet on Alby. You can deposit this Alby Lightning address to Coincharge Payments to get the Sats credited directly to your Alby Lightning wallet.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1669968491173{margin-left: 50px !important;}”]\n