# Upcoming Flox Authentication Changes for Oct 2026

**URL:** <https://discourse.flox.dev/t/upcoming-flox-authentication-changes-for-oct-2026/1270>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [August 13, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/upcoming-flox-authentication-changes-for-oct-2026/1270 "2026-08-13T17:22:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![djsauble](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.flox.dev/djsauble/32/839_2.png) [@djsauble](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/djsauble)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/upcoming-flox-authentication-changes-for-oct-2026/1270/2 "2026-10-13T18:50:20Z")

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Update: Starting Tuesday, October 20, resolving packages from the Flox Catalog requires a free FloxHub account. Details are in [Flox CLI login requirement starts October 20](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-cli-login-requirement-starts-october-20/1278).

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