---
title: "Servlet: Login (obsolete)"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/reference/version_5/servlets/com.pageseeder.Login.html
description: "Displays and processes a login form"
last_updated: 2026-09-08T12:22:54+10:00
tokens: ~282
---

# Servlet: Login

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Full name | com.pageseeder.Login |
| Version | 3.3200 |
| Since | 3.3200 |
| API Support | EXPERIMENTAL |
| Layout Support | EXPERIMENTAL |
| Generated | 2022-06-29 |
| Output Types | application/xml |

## Description

> **Obsolete:** This servlet has been removed as of PageSeeder v6.3. Use [Service: /authenticate \[POST\]](../../../api/services/authenticate_post.md) instead.

Displays and processes a login form.

Uses the method checkPassword to validate authentication and getUserDetails to get user details such as groups or access rights.

## HTTP method: GET

Handles HTTP GET requests to this servlet.

## HTTP method: POST

Handles HTTP POST requests to this servlet.

### HTTP parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| login-username | Login username | no | string |
| login-password | Login password | no | string |
| xsl | If "XML" return XML format | no | string |
| remember | If “yes” save the session in the browser | no | string |

### PageSeeder return status

| error | Cookies must be enabled |
| --- | --- |