Two related fixes that together close the "no recovery flow" gap behind
the invite-operator feature.
1. SeedService now provisions an Authentik recovery flow on every boot.
Without this, /core/users/{pk}/recovery/ returns 400 "No recovery flow
set." and our invite endpoint silently falls back to setting a plaintext
temp password — operationally fine in dev but not appropriate for prod.
ensureRecoveryFlow() (in seed.service.ts):
- Check if a flow with designation='recovery' already exists → no-op
- Otherwise create one with slug='default-dezky-recovery'
(designation='recovery', authentication='none' so the link token
is the only auth needed)
- Bind three default Authentik stages to it in order:
10: default-authentication-identification (auto-skipped when the
recovery token already pins a user; lets the flow also work
for self-service "forgot password" entry)
20: default-password-change-prompt
30: default-password-change-write
- PATCH the default brand's flow_recovery to point at the new flow
- Wrapped in .catch(warn) so an Authentik blip during boot doesn't
crash platform-api — next restart retries.
AuthentikClient additions:
- findRecoveryFlow(), getDefaultBrand(), findStageByName(),
createFlow(), bindStageToFlow(), setBrandRecoveryFlow().
IntegrationsModule pulled into SeedModule so SeedService can use
AuthentikClient.
2. Temp-password fallback path now marks the password expired so
Authentik forces a change on next login. Closes the window where an
operator's plaintext share could outlive the new user's first session.
AuthentikClient.markPasswordExpired(userPk):
- GET user → merge attributes.passwordExpired=true +
passwordExpiredAt=now → PATCH back
- Read-modify-write because Authentik PATCH replaces nested objects
and we don't want to clobber other attributes
UsersService.inviteOperator() calls it on the fallback branch only —
the recovery-link path doesn't need it (clicking the link sets a
fresh password through the flow anyway).
Verified end-to-end:
- Boot → recovery flow auto-provisioned with three correctly-ordered
stage bindings, default brand patched to flow_recovery=<new pk>.
- Re-invite test user → modal now shows a single recovery link
starting with https://auth.dezky.local/if/flow/default-dezky-
recovery/?flow_token=... (no temp password fallback).
- Operator-team list still updates to include the new user
immediately via the pre-created local User doc.
Known follow-ups:
- Enforce MFA enrollment in the recovery flow (add an authenticator
stage). Deferred — locks users out if they lose the second factor
on day one. Better to fire MFA from a separate "MFA required" stage
on subsequent logins for platform admins.
- Outbound SMTP (Phase 5/6) so Authentik emails the recovery link
directly and the modal hides it.
Ronni Baslund
0299328175