How to use this reference
Document recovery-state invariants and ensure recovery cannot silently weaken the account’s normal authentication requirements.
Before reading
- Basic authentication and session concepts
Context and limits
- Password reset and multifactor recovery are distinct security decisions.
Related visual models
Recovery must preserve account ownership
Editorial conceptual model derived from the linked cases and official guidance; not a vendor architecture diagram or an exploitation sequence.
Reviewed 2026-10-02Read
Sources and provenance
- Forgot Password Cheat Sheet OWASP Cheat Sheet Series · reviewed 2026-10-02
Record reviewed 2026-10-02. Snapshot d5550c789111. Open the complete JSON contract.