How to build a secure password reset flow in Next.js (the short version)

The article shows how to build a safer password reset flow in Next.js after a naive version exposed users to account enumeration and takeover.

It recommends generating random reset tokens, storing only hashed tokens with expiry and one-time-use flags, and returning the same response for valid and invalid emails.

Rate limiting reset requests helps reduce abuse, while rotating active sessions after a successful reset prevents attackers from keeping access.

These steps limit damage if databases or logs leak and make password reset much harder to exploit.