Centralize OTP generation attempt validation into core OTP service - #4334
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughOTP generation attempt tracking moves from the flow executor into the notification OTP service. Previous session tokens carry attempt counts, configuration validates the generation limit, and authentication and executor layers propagate and map max-attempt errors. ChangesOTP attempt configuration and notification enforcement
Authentication and flow integration
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to The change can allow callers to bypass OTP generation limits by omitting the continuation token, while concurrent requests may also generate multiple replacement OTPs because enforcement is not atomic. Merge should be blocked until attempt tracking is server-owned and reservation failures are handled fail-closed. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant OTPExecutor
participant AuthenticationService
participant OTPAuthnService
participant NotificationOTPService
OTPExecutor->>AuthenticationService: SendOTP(priorSessionToken)
AuthenticationService->>OTPAuthnService: GenerateOTP(previousSessionToken)
OTPAuthnService->>NotificationOTPService: GenerateOTP(previousSessionToken)
NotificationOTPService->>NotificationOTPService: Verify token and increment AttemptCount
NotificationOTPService-->>OTPAuthnService: OTP session or max-attempt error
OTPAuthnService-->>AuthenticationService: Mapped result
AuthenticationService-->>OTPExecutor: OTP result or executor failure
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In `@backend/internal/authn/service.go`:
- Line 211: Update SendOTP and its HTTP request flow to accept and forward the
prior session token to otpService.GenerateOTP instead of always starting a new
session. Include the token in resend requests alongside senderId and recipient,
and preserve the returned session token for subsequent attempts so
ErrorMaxOTPAttemptsExceeded is enforced across retries.
In `@backend/internal/flow/executor/otp_executor_test.go`:
- Around line 297-312: The GenerateOTP expectation in the OTP executor test
currently accepts any session token, despite RuntimeData providing
"prev-session-tok". Replace the fourth mock.Anything matcher in
suite.mockOTPService.On("GenerateOTP", ...) with an assertion requiring the
exact previous session token while preserving the existing other arguments and
return values.
In `@backend/internal/notification/otp_service.go`:
- Around line 89-103: Update generateOTP around verifyAndDecodeSessionToken so
the previous token’s recipient identity and attributes are validated against the
current OTP request before reusing prevData.AttemptCount. Reject tokens
belonging to a different recipient or attribute set, and only increment
attemptCount after this binding check; preserve the existing maximum-attempt
enforcement.
In `@backend/internal/system/config/config.go`:
- Line 125: Document notification.otp.max_generation_attempts in the relevant
configuration content under docs/content/, including its default of 3, valid
range of 1–10, and impact on OTP regeneration; document session-token-based
generation attempt tracking and the outcome when the limit is reached in the
applicable authentication or flow guide under docs/content/guides/. The config
declaration in backend/internal/system/config/config.go and related test in
backend/internal/authn/service_test.go require no direct changes.
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326-327: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winExercise the non-empty retry-token path.
The updated expectation only uses an empty
PriorSessionToken, so the test would still pass if the handler dropped or altered a real retry token. Set a non-empty token inotpRequestand assert that exact value reachesSendOTP.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate. In `@backend/internal/authn/handler_test.go` around lines 326 - 327, Update the test around the SendOTP expectation in the OTP handler test to assign a non-empty value to otpRequest.PriorSessionToken, then configure the mock and assertions to require that exact token in the SendOTP call. Preserve the existing session-token response and test flow.
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In `@backend/internal/authn/handler.go`:
- Around line 96-97: Update the documentation for POST /authenticate/otp/send in
docs/content/apis.mdx or its endpoint API reference to describe the optional
priorSessionToken request field, how clients reuse the returned session token,
and the failure behavior when the maximum attempts are exceeded.
In `@backend/internal/authn/model.go`:
- Line 67: Update the PriorSessionToken handling in the OTP service to enforce
freshness before trusting its embedded AttemptCount: either consume each prior
token exactly once or compare it against a server-side latest-token/version
record for the recipient. Reject reused or non-latest tokens, while preserving
recipient binding and MaxGenerationAttempts enforcement.
In `@backend/internal/authn/service.go`:
- Around line 208-211: Update SendOTP and its request/service contract to accept
or obtain a configurable recipient attribute, then pass that value to
otpService.GenerateOTP instead of hardcoding "mobile_number". Preserve the
existing priorSessionToken forwarding and ensure callers provide the intended
attribute explicitly or through the established configuration/model.
In `@docs/content/guides/flows/advanced-configurations.mdx`:
- Line 991: Update the OTP generation attempts description and nearby property
table to remove references to the executor property maxAttempts, use the
configuration key notification.otp.max_generation_attempts, and link that
setting to the deployment configuration page.
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In `@backend/internal/authn/handler_test.go`:
- Around line 326-327: Update the test around the SendOTP expectation in the OTP
handler test to assign a non-empty value to otpRequest.PriorSessionToken, then
configure the mock and assertions to require that exact token in the SendOTP
call. Preserve the existing session-token response and test flow.
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| sessionToken, svcErr := ah.authService.SendOTP(ctx, otpRequest.SenderID, notifcommon.ChannelTypeSMS, | ||
| otpRequest.Recipient) | ||
| otpRequest.Recipient, otpRequest.PriorSessionToken) |
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This PR introduces user-facing changes that are not covered by documentation updates under docs/.
Please update the relevant documentation before merging.
Missing documentation:
backend/internal/authn/handler.go#L96-L97: Document the optionalpriorSessionTokenfield forPOST /authenticate/otp/send, how clients reuse the returned session token, and the max-attempt failure indocs/content/apis.mdxor the endpoint API reference.
As per path instructions, public REST request-schema changes require corresponding documentation under docs/.
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In `@backend/internal/authn/handler.go` around lines 96 - 97, Update the
documentation for POST /authenticate/otp/send in docs/content/apis.mdx or its
endpoint API reference to describe the optional priorSessionToken request field,
how clients reuse the returned session token, and the failure behavior when the
maximum attempts are exceeded.
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Fixes thunder-id#3627 Signed-off-by: Kavindu Sachinthe <kavix@yahoo.com>
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In `@api/authentication.yaml`:
- Around line 632-635: Update GenerateOTP resend enforcement so
MaxGenerationAttempts is based on server-owned state rather than solely on the
optional priorSessionToken. Track attempts using a recipient/sender key or bind
the continuation token to a server-held session, while keeping initial-request
handling separate from resend counting.
In `@backend/internal/notification/otp_service.go`:
- Around line 82-85: Update GenerateOTP to atomically reserve the
previous-session-token thumbprint before generating an OTP, replacing the
separate usedTokensCache Get/Set flow; distinguish an existing reservation from
backend failure, reject reused tokens, and fail closed with an internal error on
reservation failure. Extend CacheInterface and every cache implementation with
the required atomic add-if-absent operation, and remove the reservation when OTP
creation fails.
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| priorSessionToken: | ||
| type: string | ||
| description: "Optional JWT session token from a previous OTP attempt. Used to enforce generation limits across multiple resend requests." | ||
| example: "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9..." |
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Do not use an optional client token as the only attempt counter.
A caller can omit priorSessionToken on every resend. GenerateOTP then starts at attempt 1, so MaxGenerationAttempts does not limit requests to this endpoint.
Track resend state with server-owned data, such as a recipient and sender key, or bind the continuation token to a server-held session. Keep the initial request separate from resend enforcement.
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In `@api/authentication.yaml` around lines 632 - 635, Update GenerateOTP resend
enforcement so MaxGenerationAttempts is based on server-owned state rather than
solely on the optional priorSessionToken. Track attempts using a
recipient/sender key or bind the continuation token to a server-held session,
while keeping initial-request handling separate from resend counting.
| cacheKey := cache.CacheKey{Key: cryptolib.GenerateThumbprintFromString(previousSessionToken)} | ||
| if _, found := s.usedTokensCache.Get(ctx, cacheKey); found { | ||
| logger.Debug(ctx, "Previous session token has already been used to generate a new OTP") | ||
| return "", "", 0, &ErrorInvalidSessionToken |
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otp = Path("backend/internal/notification/otp_service.go").read_text()
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iface = re.search(r"type CacheInterface\[T any\] interface \{(.*?)\n\}", cache, re.S)
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before = otp[otp.index("if previousSessionToken != \"\" {"):otp.index("maxAttempts :=")]
after = otp[otp.index("if previousSessionToken != \"\" {", otp.index("sessionToken, err")):
print("Previous-token check is separate from write:",
".Get(ctx, cacheKey)" in before and ".Set(ctx, cacheKey, true)" in after)
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Make previous-session-token consumption atomic and fail closed.
GenerateOTP performs Get and later Set, so concurrent requests can both mint replacement OTPs. CacheInterface has no atomic add-if-absent operation, and Cache.Set discards backend errors. Extend the cache implementations with an atomic reservation that distinguishes an existing key from backend failure. Reserve before OTP generation, return an internal error when reservation fails, and remove the reservation if token creation fails.
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In `@backend/internal/notification/otp_service.go` around lines 82 - 85, Update
GenerateOTP to atomically reserve the previous-session-token thumbprint before
generating an OTP, replacing the separate usedTokensCache Get/Set flow;
distinguish an existing reservation from backend failure, reject reused tokens,
and fail closed with an internal error on reservation failure. Extend
CacheInterface and every cache implementation with the required atomic
add-if-absent operation, and remove the reservation when OTP creation fails.
Purpose
Centralize OTP attempt-count validation and enforcement into the core OTP service (
notification/otp_service.go), ensuring both flow-based executions (OTPExecutor) and direct notification service calls share unified attempt limits backed by the JWT session token.Approach
MaxGenerationAttemptsconfiguration parameter toOTPConfigin server config (default 3, range [1, 10]).AttemptCountinotpSessionDataJWT claims struct.OTPServiceInterface.GenerateOTPandOTPAuthnServiceInterface.GenerateOTPto acceptpreviousSessionToken.previousSessionTokenis supplied,GenerateOTPdecodes it, incrementsAttemptCount, and returnsErrorMaxOTPAttemptsExceededwhen max generation attempts are reached.validateAttempts,getMaxOTPAttempts),propertyKeyMaxOTPAttempts, andRuntimeKeyOTPAttemptCountfromotp_executor.goandconstants.go.notification,authn/otp,authn, andflow/executor.Related Issues
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notification.otp.max_generation_attemptsto limit OTP generation attempts per session (default: 3; range: 1–10).priorSessionTokensupport for continuing OTP attempt tracking across requests.