# User still able to log in after anonymization

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-still-able-to-log-in-after-anonymization/389673
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** anonymization
**Created:** [November 26, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-still-able-to-log-in-after-anonymization/389673 "2025-11-26T02:07:05Z")
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### Author: ![ToddZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/toddz/32/328350_2.png) [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-still-able-to-log-in-after-anonymization/389673/2 "2025-11-26T03:46:26Z")

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The scenario of a user who “urgently” and “desperately” wants to be locked out sure feels strange. But what you saw does seem unintended:

> [@Can an anonymized user log in?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-an-anonymized-user-log-in/276038/2):
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> No they can’t. It’s game over.

Does the error log have anything interesting for that timeframe..?

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