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{{infopage|WP:AWB2FA}}

So you've been awesome and enabled [[WP:2FA]] for your account on the English Wikipedia (probably using [[WP:S2FA]]) and now you can't log into [[WP:AWB|AWB]].

{{nutshell|A [[Special:BotPasswords|bot password]] is the preferred way to log into some tools like Huggle or AWB.}}

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So you've been awesome and enabled [[WP:2FA]] for your account on the English Wikipedia (probably using [[WP:S2FA]]) and now you can't log into [[WP:AWB|AWB]]/[[WP:HG|Huggle]]/your much cooler indie tool.

== Introducing: Bot Passwords ==

[[File:BotPasswords Grants.png|thumb|Step 4]]

Bot passwords allow access to a user account via the API without using the account's main login credentials. The user rights available when logged in with a bot password may be restricted.

Sounds a bit scary, right? It's not, so letslet's get you set up:

1. Head to [[Special:BotPasswords]]

2. Create a new "Bot" (''bear with me here'') called "AWB"

:* Bot name: AWB

:* Click `Create`

3. Make a note of the `Username` - for example <code>Samtar@AWB</code>

# Log on with the account you want to set this up for and head to [[Special:BotPasswords]]

4. Tick all the boxes under `Granted`

2.# Create a new "Bot" (''bear with me here''), called "AWB"

:#* Bot name: AWB

:#* Click `Create`

3.# Make a note of the `Username` - for example <code>SamtarBob@AWB</code>

## First part of this new username is your current/actual username, followed by <code>@</code> which is followed by bot name that we created in step 2.

# Tick these four check boxes under `Granted` - you can select more here but most editors don't need to (you can change these whenever you need to without changing the bot password)

#* {{MediaWiki:grant-basic}} (always checked)

#* {{MediaWiki:grant-highvolume}}

#* {{MediaWiki:grant-editpage}}

#* {{MediaWiki:grant-editprotected}}

5.# Click `Create`

6.# Take note of the password - for example you'll see <code>The new password to log in with SamtarBob@AWB is [password<'''randomly wasgenerated here]password'''>. Please record this for future reference.</code>

Even though this password can not be used to login using web interface, the password can be used for logging in the softwares as AWB, and Huggle — so as usual make a note of this password, but keep it secret.

5. Click `Create`

''You will now be able to log into AWB with the username and password supplied''

6. Take note of the password - for example you'll see <code>The new password to log in with Samtar@AWB is [password was here]. Please record this for future reference.</code>

== Resetting my AWB/Bot password ==

You will now be able to log into AWB with the username and password supplied

If you change your real (account/username) password, your AWB/Bot password will not work until it has been reset.

1.# Head to [[Special:BotPasswords]]

# Select `AWB` under `Existing bot passwords`

# Tick `Reset the password`

# Click `Update`

# Take note of the new bot password

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