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Summary

Title: Reset password Scope: Authentication Level: User Goal Actors: Anonymous user Brief: Any not logged in user can reset his password by knowing his username and email address.

Scenarios

Precondition: Website opened Main success scenario: User successfully resets his password. An email containing the new password will be sent. Alternative scenario: The entered credentials could not be validated (do not match), which will result in an error being displayed. Error scenario: Technical problems prevent the password reset from completing. The user is informed about the issue. Postcondition: User has a newly generated password that they can change after a successful authentication. Non-functional Constraints:

• Security mechanism
• Recovery mechanism