authgear / authgear/authgear-server
Improve default error message
- Dominant language
- Go
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Description
**Problem**
The following default error message during login are often confusing for users, we should fix them in one go.
> This identity cannot be found. Please ensure it is correct.
Should change to "This [email/phone/username] cannot be found"
related issue: #779
> This email is associated with an account
(What's this error message about?)
[ ] Collect more error message that can't be understood here
**Appetite**
2 weeks, but it should be fixed in days ideally
Contributor guide
Research direction
Search the login and authentication code for the two quoted error messages, then review related issue #779 for context. Confirm which identity fields can produce each message and collect any additional confusing defaults mentioned in the issue; done means the affected messages clearly identify the email, phone, or username involved.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- authentication
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100