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53 lines
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decisions_log:
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- question: What is the password-reset/forgot-password flow (self-service email link, admin-reset only, or both)?
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decision: >
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A logged-in user changes their own password from their Profile page (see
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"Password Reset" note above); this handles a known/current password change.
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rationale: >
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Reuses the Profile Management capability already planned for backend users
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instead of building a separate flow for a password change.
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- question: >
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Is there a login rate-limiting/lockout policy (e.g. temporary lockout after N
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failed attempts) to complement 2FA?
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decision: >
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Yes — a temporary 2-hour lockout after 3 failed login attempts, which an Admin
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can manually override/unlock (see "Login Lockout Policy" note above).
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rationale: >
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Slows down brute-force login attempts while giving the Admin an escape hatch
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for a legitimately locked-out user.
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- question: >
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Should the public-facing User (commenter) role require email verification before
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their comments are accepted/shown?
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decision: >
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Email verification is required after account creation, but is not a
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precondition for submitting a comment (see "Email Verification" note above).
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rationale: >
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Confirms the commenter's email address without adding friction/delay to the
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act of leaving a comment itself.
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- question: Can a site have more than 1 Admin account?
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decision: >
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Yes — a site can have more than one Admin account (see "Multiple Admin
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Accounts" note above).
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rationale: >
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Matches the intended usage model where the developer holds an Admin account on
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every CMS instance alongside a separate Admin account created per client.
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- question: >
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The Profile-page password change requires being logged in already, so it
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doesn't cover a user who has forgotten their password and is locked out. Is a
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true "forgot password" recovery path needed (e.g. a self-service emailed
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reset link) for that case, or is recovery always Admin-assisted (an Admin
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manually resets/unlocks the account)?
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decision: >
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Yes, a self-service Forgot Password recovery path is needed. It works via an
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emailed, tokenized reset link that is valid for 1 hour; the user follows the
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link to set a new password directly. Successfully completing a reset also
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clears/unlocks any active Login Lockout on that account (see "Login Lockout
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Policy" above), since proving ownership of the account's email is treated as
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sufficient to lift the lockout.
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rationale: >
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Covers the case the logged-in Profile-page password change can't handle (a
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forgotten password while locked out), without always requiring Admin
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involvement. A 1-hour token expiration limits the exposure window for a
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leaked/intercepted reset link, and clearing the lockout on successful reset
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avoids forcing a legitimate user to wait out the full 2-hour lockout after
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already proving account ownership via email. |