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New Password should not be the same as old one
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- TypeScript
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Description
While changing password i found that we can keep the new password same as the old one . This is not a bug but certainly not how the flow should work , we should alert the user with a message.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue does not name a file, test, or entry point. Start by locating the password-change flow and its existing user feedback, then determine how repeated passwords should be detected and what message represents completion; add coverage for the behavior if the flow has tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- authentication, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100