authentication.md

Authentication

0. Open a private chat with the bridge bot. Usually @twitterbot:your.server.
   • If the bot doesn't accept the invite, see the troubleshooting page
1. Log into Twitter in a private browser window.
2. Send login-cookie to start the login.
3. The bot will send you these instructions to extract required cookies. Follow the steps to log into the bridge:
   1. Press F12 to open developer tools.
   2. Select the "Application" (Chrome) or "Storage" (Firefox) tab.
   3. In the sidebar, expand "Cookies" and select https://twitter.com.
   4. In the cookie list, find the auth_token row and double click on the value then copy the value and send it to the room.
   5. Repeat the previous step with the ct0 row.
4. Recent chats should now get portals automatically. Other chats will get portals as you receive messages.