Provide Recovery Codes for 2FA users
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 400
- Forks
- 89
- Avg merge
- 1d 20h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 149
Description
### Description
We have added support for 2FA via #3065
This allows a user to setup TOTP-based 2FA. However, if they lose their authenticator device, the only route they have to recover is to contact support/admin and have them disable 2FA on their account. This is not ideal.
It is fairly standard to provide users a set of one-time use recovery codes as part of the 2FA setup. These codes can be used in place of a true 6-digit TOTP code - but only once. This would give users a way to recover their account securely.
### Epic/Story
#3065
### Have you provided an initial effort estimate for this issue?
I have provided an initial effort estimate
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reviewing the 2FA support introduced in #3065 and trace the existing TOTP setup and verification flow. The work is done when setup provides one-time recovery codes, those codes are accepted in place of a 6-digit TOTP code only once, and users can recover access without administrator intervention.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- authentication, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100