Outage in W3C

Authentication System Incident

Minor

February 16, 2026 - Started about 4 hours ago
Official incident page

Incident Report

We are currently experiencing an issue with our authentication system that is impacting all our services. We have identified the issue and are actively working on fixing it. During this time, existing sessions may intermittently fail, and new authentication attempts may be unsuccessful. We appreciate your patience and understanding while we work to resolve this matter.

Components affected

W3C Website W3C User & Group Management W3C TR Publication W3C Email & Mailing Lists W3C IRC W3C Validation Services W3C Chapters W3C Backend storage service

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Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )

MONITORING about 4 hours ago - at 02/16/2026 10:51AM

We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.

MONITORING about 4 hours ago - at 02/16/2026 10:50AM

We are currently experiencing an issue with our authentication system that is impacting all our services.

We have identified the issue and are actively working on fixing it. During this time, existing sessions may intermittently fail, and new authentication attempts may be unsuccessful.

We appreciate your patience and understanding while we work to resolve this matter.

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