Developers advise secure, auditable workflows for password reset APIs
A DEV Community article recommends treating password reset requests as auditable recovery workflows, not simple email sends. It advises returning the same generic response for all accounts to prevent user enumeration and limiting each account to one active recovery challenge at a time. The system should separate email delivery status from recipient validity, handling temporary failures like HTTP 429 rate limits without generating new tokens. This design aims to prevent retry storms, ensure secure state transitions, and provide clear audit trails for support teams.
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