{"version":"2.1.305","anchor":"sign-in-refusal-now-also-applies-outside-a-session-when-a-fl","canonical_anchor":"sign-in-refusal-now-also-applies-outside-a-session-when-a-fl","heading":"Sign-in restrictions can now apply outside a session","tier":"notice","area":"Auth","scope":"org","heads_up":true,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.305\/e\/sign-in-refusal-now-also-applies-outside-a-session-when-a-fl","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.305","markdown":"### Sign-in restrictions can now apply outside a session\n\nSign-in limits that used to apply only inside a session can now apply outside one too, depending on a new check\n\n**Unclear.** What the new check looks at, so when the restrictions now apply outside a session.\n\n**What**\n\nPreviously, when there was no session, Claude Code allowed any sign-in method. Now it does that only if a new check also allows it. Otherwise the same limits used inside a session can apply:\n\n- A refusal such as \"Signing in isn't available here: this cloud session was started with your Console sign-in, and a claude.ai sign-in can't be used for it.\"\n\n- A rule that keeps you to a set sign-in method\n\n**Why**\n\nSign-in limits may now stop you in situations where any sign-in used to work.\n\n- Area: Auth\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5\n- Scope: org\n- Heads-up: yes"}