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Bill Burke 2015-08-31 10:55:25 -04:00
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@ -840,4 +840,29 @@ public class SecretQuestionRequiredActionFactory implements RequiredActionFactor
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</section>
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<section>
<title>Modifying Forgot Password/Credential Flow</title>
<para>
Keycloak also has a specific authentication flow for forgot password, or rather credential reset initiated
by a user. If you go to the admin console flows page, there is a "reset credentials" flow. By default,
Keycloak asks for the email or username of the user and sends an email to them. If the user clicks on the
link, then they are able to reset both their password and OTP (if an OTP has been set up). You can disable
automatic OTP reset by disabling the "Reset OTP" authenticator in the flow.
</para>
<para>
You can add additional functionality to this flow as well. For example, many deployments would like for the
user to answer one or more secret questions in additional to sending an email with a link. You could expand
on the secret question example that comes with the distro and incorporate it into the reset credential flow.
</para>
<para>
One thing to note if you are extending the reset credentials flow. The first "authenticator" is just
a page to obtain the username or email. If the username or email exists, then the AuthenticationFlowContext.getUser()
will return the located user. Otherwise this will be null. This form *WILL NOT* re-ask the user to enter in
an email or username if the previous email or username did not exist. You need to prevent attackers from being able
to guess valid users. So, if AuthenticationFlowContext.getUser() returns null, you should proceed with the flow to make
it look like a valid user was selected. I suggest that if you want to add secret questions to this flow, you should
ask these questions after the email is sent. In other words, add your custom authenticator after the "Send Reset Email"
authenticator.
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</section>
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@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class ResetCredentialEmail implements Authenticator, AuthenticatorFactory
@Override
public String getDisplayType() {
return "Reset Via Email";
return "Send Reset Email";
}
@Override