# Login.gov

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Login.gov and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a government sign-in option that is more secure than alternatives like ID.me, especially for federal services, with in-person ID checks cited as a strength.

## Why people recommend it

- Seen as more secure than alternatives (3 comments): "physically going to a federally owned building with cameras and providing ID has got to be one of the more secure ways to handle it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48371855)) "When given the option (like this case), I recommend Login.gov over ID.me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48633929)) "it is good enough (based on all available evidence)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48372667))
- Good enough for large user base (2 comments): "if its good enough for ~342M Americans, its good enough for our customer base" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48359724)) "cover everyone 18+ in the US eventually" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49160766))
- Wanted for federal service logins (3 comments): "Under the prior administration things were moving slowly toward login.gov for every federal service." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49313713)) "Why on earth are they not using login.gov" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49337207)) "Unfortunate it's not login.gov" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49312551))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [BankID](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bankid.md): 25 recommend
- [EU Digital Identity Wallet](https://hackerapproved.com/p/eu-digital-identity-wallet.md): 13 recommend
- [DigiD](https://hackerapproved.com/p/digid.md): 11 recommend
- [MitID](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mitid.md): 11 recommend
- [AusweisApp](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ausweisapp.md): 7 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://login.gov/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Login.gov", https://hackerapproved.com/p/login-gov/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).