# Sign-in codes now have 8 digits

The code in your sign-in email is now 8 digits long, and the web checks that a person is asking before it sends one.

October 26, 2026 · Changed · Web · Account

When you sign in with your email address, the code in the email has 8 digits.
A longer code is much harder for someone else to guess.
Type all 8 digits on the code screen.

Before it sends a code, the sign-in page also checks that a person is
asking, not a script. Most of the time you will not notice the check. Now
and then it asks you to click a box first.

Signing in with Apple, Google or GitHub works as before.