// Generates a new password for the user with a new salt.
func newPassword(password string) Password {
salt := utils.RandomString(64)
return Password{
hash: generatePassword(password, salt),
salt: salt,
}
}
// Give the user a new (temporary) password and send it to them through an
// email.
func (s UserService) Recover(email string) *utils.GoAuthError {
user, err := s.repository.findByEmail(email)
if err != nil {
return err
}
user.setPassword(utils.RandomString(8))
err = s.repository.saveUser(user)
if err != nil {
return err
}
// @TODO: send mail to the user.
return err
}
// A helper function to generate the verification tokens.
func generateNewToken() string {
return utils.RandomString(16)
}
// A helper function which actually does the generating of an ID.
func generateNewID() string {
return utils.RandomString(15)
}
