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Be explicit that this specification is about "changing a password", not "resetting a password" #39

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danieljrmay opened this issue May 4, 2022 · 0 comments

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I have been implementing this specification for Backdrop CMS via the Well-known module. After reading the specification I was unsure of how I should be handling an anonymous user arriving at http://example.org/.well-known/change-password. Indeed, initially I mistakenly implemented this by redirecting them to the reset password page. This mistake has been corrected, but I think it would be would be nice if the specification was more explicit on this point.

I think it would add clarity if the specification distinguished between changing a password verses resetting a password; and that the expected behaviour for anonymous users is that a website should invite a user to login before redirecting them to the change password page.

There is a reference to this subject in issue #4 by @craigfrancis, so this issue could be considered a duplicate of that one. However, I think it would be helpful to be explicit about the change vs reset terms in the specification.

@danieljrmay danieljrmay changed the title Be explicit that this specification is about *changing a password*, not *resetting a password* Be explicit that this specification is about "changing a password", not "resetting a password" May 4, 2022
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