# May 13, 2024 - New switch for disabling/enabling case-sensitivity in usernames

**URL:** <https://community.cumulocity.com/t/may-13-2024-new-switch-for-disabling-enabling-case-sensitivity-in-usernames/11862>\
**Category:** Platform services\
**Tags:** Feature, authentication, platform-services\
**Created:** [March 17, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://community.cumulocity.com/t/may-13-2024-new-switch-for-disabling-enabling-case-sensitivity-in-usernames/11862 "2025-03-17T08:50:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.cumulocity.com/system/32/31990_2.png) [@system](https://community.cumulocity.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://community.cumulocity.com/t/may-13-2024-new-switch-for-disabling-enabling-case-sensitivity-in-usernames/11862/1 "2025-03-17T08:50:44Z")

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## Context

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**Change Type:** Feature  
**Product area:** Platform services  
**Component:** Authentication  
**Deployed at:** [eu.latest.cumulocity.com](http://eu.latest.cumulocity.com), [apj.cumulocity.com](http://apj.cumulocity.com), [jp.cumulocity.com](http://jp.cumulocity.com), [cumulocity.com](http://cumulocity.com), [us.cumulocity.com](http://us.cumulocity.com)

> **Technical details**
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> **Build artifact:** ui-c8y (1019.23.0)  
> **Internal ID:** MTM-56865

## Description

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To enhance the user experience, a switch has been added to the authentication settings, which allows to disable/enable case-sensitivity in usernames. When the switch is turned on, username validation will now treat uppercase and lowercase letters as distinct, requiring users to enter their username exactly as it was set. This affects all users.