# Sign in, activate your account and reset your password

Sign in to your member area, set your password the first time and recover access.

Source: https://docs.champagne.dev-ukab.fr/en/guide/members/passwords-and-activation

You sign in to your member area with your email address and a password you choose. You
set that password once, when your account is created, and you can replace it at any time
from the sign-in page.

## 1. Sign in [#1-sign-in]

Select **My account** in the top navigation of the [member app](/en/guide#member-app). When you are signed out, the
**Welcome back** page opens.

1. In **Club**, choose your club. The page remembers the last club you signed in to.
2. Type your **Email** and your **Password**. Select the eye icon to show or hide the
   password.
3. Select **Sign in**. Your member area opens.

<figure>
  <img src="/images/guide/members/sign-in.png" alt="Welcome back sign-in form with an empty Club field showing Choose a club, outlined in orange, the email alex@example.com, an empty Password field with a Forgot password? link, a Sign in button and the line Not a member yet? Apply to a club." width="400" height="425" />

  <figcaption>
    The sign-in form with the example member's email, before choosing the club. The field to use is
    outlined in orange.
  </figcaption>
</figure>

**Sign in** becomes available once the club, the email and the password are filled in. Not a
member yet? Select **Apply to a club** to find a club and apply: see
[Find a club and apply](/en/guide/members/find-a-club-and-apply).

When your session expires, or your club signs you out, the page shows &#x2A;*Your session has
ended. Please sign in again.** Sign in again to continue.

## 2. Set your first password [#2-set-your-first-password]

How you set your first password depends on how you joined the club.

| How you joined                               | Where you choose your password                               |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| You applied online and the club accepted you | On your application, once every step after approval is done. |
| The club created your account                | From the activation link in the email the club sent you.     |

### After an accepted application [#after-an-accepted-application]

When your [application](/en/guide#application) is complete, it shows **Choose your password**. Type your password
in **New password** and again in **Confirm password**, then select **Save password and
open my account**. Your member area opens straight away. To get back to your application,
see [Complete and sign your application](/en/guide/members/sign-your-application).

On the club's own application website, the button reads **Save password and sign in**. It
opens the sign-in page of the member app for your club: sign in with your email and the
password you just chose.

### From an activation email [#from-an-activation-email]

When the club adds you itself, you receive an email titled "Activate your … account", with the
club's name in place of the dots. Open its link within 7 days.

1. Type your password in **Password** and again in **Confirm password**.
2. Select **Activate my account**.
3. When the page shows that your account is activated, select **Back to sign in** and sign
   in with your email and new password.

<figure>
  <img src="/images/guide/members/activate-account.png" alt="Activate your account card with a filled Password and Confirm password, the password rule, an Activate my account button outlined in orange and a Back to sign in link at the bottom." width="400" height="385" />

  <figcaption>
    The activation form, filled in with an example password.
  </figcaption>
</figure>

If the page says **Incomplete activation link**, open the full link from the email again.
If the link no longer works, select **Request a new link** to set your password with a
reset link, or ask the club to send you a new activation email.

> Use at least 12 characters, with a lowercase letter, an uppercase letter, a digit and a symbol.
> The form tells you when the password is too weak or when the two passwords do not match.



## 3. Forgot your password [#3-forgot-your-password]

1. On the sign-in page, select &#x2A;*Forgot password?**.
2. Check the **Club** and type your **Email**.
3. Select **Send reset link**.

<figure>
  <img src="/images/guide/members/forgot-password.png" alt="Forgot password form with Ukab Clubs in the Club field, an example email address, a Send reset link button outlined in orange and a Back to sign in link." width="400" height="349" />

  <figcaption>
    Asking for a reset link for an example email address at Ukab Clubs.
  </figcaption>
</figure>

The page then confirms that you will receive a reset link if an account matches. For your
security, it shows the same message whether or not the address has an account. The email,
titled "Reset your Champagne password", has a link that works for
30 minutes.

## 4. Choose a new password [#4-choose-a-new-password]

Open the link in the email. The **Choose a new password** page opens.

1. Type your password in **New password** and again in **Confirm password**.
2. Select **Save password**.
3. When the page confirms the change, select **Back to sign in** and sign in with your new
   password.

<figure>
  <img src="/images/guide/members/reset-password.png" alt="Choose a new password form with a filled New password and Confirm password, the password rule, a Save password button outlined in orange and a Back to sign in link." width="400" height="385" />

  <figcaption>
    The reset form, filled in with an example password.
  </figcaption>
</figure>

If the page says **Incomplete reset link**, open the full link from the email again, or
select **Request a new link** to start over. If the link has expired, ask for a new one
from &#x2A;*Forgot password?**.