RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

Change password should be ex-oauth user friendly

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Description

For Oauth users wanting to switch to regular password login, they are in a catch 22.

They need the old password to set a new one. (Don't remove this requirement ...security 101).

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Clarify the intended password-change flow for OAuth users while retaining the old-password security requirement, then verify that the resulting flow supports switching to regular password login.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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