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Dashboard Update: Sign-In Changes (Phase 1)

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Eden Rozenblit
Eden Rozenblit
Matt Flathers
Matt Flathers

This is Phase 1 of the mindLAMP Authentication Upgrade. On Wednesday, July 29, we're updating the LAMP Dashboard and JavaScript SDK, a first step ahead of the larger security upgrade coming later this summer.

The changes are fully backward-compatible. Passive data collection will be unaffected, and no one will be logged out. The one visible change is at sign-in: instead of entering a server address, you'll select your server with a button.

  • Researchers will log in as usual, choosing their server with a button.
  • Participants will not be logged out by this update, so nothing changes for them at release. They'll see the new server-selection step the next time they sign in for any reason: a new participant on first login, or an existing participant after reinstalling the app, logging out, or signing in on a new device.

Find your setup​

At sign-in, you'll choose your organization or study from a set of cards:

The mindLAMP sign-in screen: organization cards with a highlighted mindLAMP / BIDMC card and a "Connect to a different server" option at the bottom

BIDMC-hosted server teams​

(You don't run your own server, so you typically leave the server address blank when logging in.)

Researchers and first-time participants will connect using the mindLAMP / BIDMC button (highlighted above).

Self-hosted teams​

(You host your own server and database.)

Teams with a sign-in card will connect by selecting their card. If you don't have a card, or would rather not use one, choose Connect to a different server and enter your server address manually, as before.

We've contacted the teams that already have a card directly. If you run your own server, did not hear from us, and think you need a card, email mindlamp@bidmc.harvard.edu. To change the name, logo, or host organization on an existing card, let us know by Tuesday, July 28.

What's next​

This is the first step. The core security upgrade rolls out later this summer: session-based authentication, two-factor/OAuth for staff, and API keys for LAMP-py. For the full picture, who's affected, and how to prepare, see The mindLAMP Authentication Upgrade. We'll notify all teams directly before anything changes, so no action is needed now.

Self-hosted teams: all client updates (dashboard, mobile apps, SDKs) remain compatible with currently released server versions, so no action is required.

Questions?​

Questions or problems? Email mindlamp@bidmc.harvard.edu.