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@mlbiche mlbiche commented Mar 18, 2026

Thank you for this great authenticator plugin! I went through the installation of the authenticator on a project. However, I run into several issues that required me some search before reaching a working solution. Here are proposed improvements to the documentation that would have helped me to go through encountered issues.

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## Default workflow

A new user that wants access to a system running NativeAuthenticator must first visit the signup page and create a new account with a username and password. By default, this user will not have access to the system, they will need the authorization of an admin to actually be able to login the system. Thus, after executing the signup, the user will receive a message letting them know that their information was sent to an admin.
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Moreover, I would like to improve the last sentence of this paragraph. It mentions a message received by the signed-up user, which is not clear. It can be understood as a send email, while it is not the case. When reading this, I searched how to configure the SMTP server, while the SMTP server is not required here. What is it meant by "receive a message"? Is it the success alert on top of the form?

Also, it is not clear how the information is sent to the admin user. At first glance, I thought it was by email, while it is not the case. In my opinion, the admin is not warned (which is just fine), it just sees the user to authorize in the Hub.

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