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stage: Govern
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group: Authentication
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info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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# Make new users confirm email **(FREE SELF)**
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GitLab can be configured to require confirmation of a user's email address when
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the user signs up. When this setting is enabled, the user is unable to sign in until
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they confirm their email address.
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1. On the left sidebar, at the bottom, select **Admin Area**.
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1. Select **Settings > General**.
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1. Expand **Sign-up restrictions** and look for the **Email confirmation settings** options.
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## Confirmation token expiry
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By default, a user can confirm their account within 24 hours after the confirmation email was sent.
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After 24 hours, the confirmation token becomes invalid.
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## Automatically delete unconfirmed users **(PREMIUM SELF)**
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When email confirmation is turned on, administrators can enable the setting to
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[automatically delete unconfirmed users](../administration/moderate_users.md#automatically-delete-unconfirmed-users).
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