Forget password functionality in Spring Boot typically involves the following steps:

User Requests Password Reset: Users request a password reset by providing their email address.

Generate Token: A unique token is generated and associated with the user's email address. This
token is typically a random string or a JWT (JSON Web Token).

Send Email: An email containing a link with the generated token is sent to the user's email address.

Handle Reset Password Request: When the user clicks on the link in the email, they are directed to a
page where they can enter a new password.

Update Password: The application validates the token and allows the user to update their password.

Here's a basic implementation of the forget password functionality in Spring Boot:

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@RestController

public class ForgotPasswordController {

@Autowired

private UserService userService;

@Autowired

private EmailService emailService;

@PostMapping("/forgot-password")

public ResponseEntity<String> forgotPassword(@RequestParam("email") String email) {

User user = [Link](email);

if (user == null) {
 return [Link](HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND).body("User not found");

// Generate token

String token = [Link]().toString();

[Link](user, token);

// Send email with token

String resetPasswordLink = "[Link] + token;

[Link]([Link](), resetPasswordLink);

return [Link]("Password reset link sent to your email");

@PostMapping("/reset-password")

public ResponseEntity<String> resetPassword(@RequestParam("token") String token,

PasswordResetToken resetToken = [Link](token);

if (resetToken == null) {

return [Link](HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST).body("Invalid or expired token");

User user = [Link]();

[Link](user, password);

[Link](resetToken);

return [Link]("Password reset successfully");

In this code:
UserService is a service responsible for user-related operations.

EmailService is a service responsible for sending emails.

PasswordResetToken is an entity representing the password reset token.

You need to implement UserService, EmailService, and PasswordResetToken according to your

Remember to configure your email server details properly in EmailService. Additionally, ensure that
the token expiry and token cleanup mechanism are implemented to enhance security and prevent
token misuse.

User

UserService

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Certainly! Below is an example of how you can create a UserService in a Spring Boot application to
handle the "forget password" functionality:

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import [Link];

import [Link];

import [Link];

import [Link];

@Service

public class UserService {

@Autowired

private UserRepository userRepository;

@Autowired

private EmailService emailService;

private PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder;

public void sendResetPasswordEmail(String email) {

User user = [Link](email);

if (user != null) {

String token = [Link]().toString();

[Link](token);

[Link](user);

String resetPasswordLink = "[Link] + token;

String emailContent = "Hello,\n\nPlease click on the link below to reset your password:\n"

+ resetPasswordLink + "\n\nBest regards,\nYour App Team";

[Link](email, "Reset Your Password", emailContent);

public void resetPassword(String token, String newPassword) {

User user = [Link](token);

if (user != null) {

[Link]([Link](newPassword));

[Link](null);

[Link](user);

Explanation:

sendResetPasswordEmail: This method is responsible for generating a unique token, storing it in the
database along with the user, and sending a password reset email to the user's email address. It
generates a unique token using [Link](), saves this token to the user's record in the
database, and sends an email containing a link with this token embedded.
resetPassword: This method is responsible for resetting the user's password. It finds the user by the
provided reset token, updates the user's password, and clears the reset token.

Make sure to implement the UserRepository, User entity, and EmailService according to your
requirements. The EmailService is a service responsible for sending emails, and you need to
implement it to actually send emails.

Remember to secure this functionality properly to prevent misuse or unauthorized access to

User

EmailService

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Here's a basic example of an EmailService in a Spring Boot application that uses JavaMailSender to
send emails:

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import [Link];

import [Link];

import [Link];

import [Link];

@Service

public class EmailService {

@Autowired

private JavaMailSender emailSender;

public void sendEmail(String to, String subject, String text) {

SimpleMailMessage message = new SimpleMailMessage();

[Link](to);

[Link](subject);
 [Link](text);

[Link](message);

Explanation:

This EmailService class is annotated with @Service to indicate that it's a service component
managed by Spring.

It depends on JavaMailSender which is configured in your Spring Boot application. Spring Boot auto-
configures JavaMailSender when you have the necessary dependencies and properties set up in your
[Link] or [Link].

The sendEmail method takes three parameters: recipient email address (to), email subject, and
email text. It creates a SimpleMailMessage object, sets the recipient, subject, and text, and then
sends the email using [Link](message).

Make sure you have configured your email properties such as SMTP server host, port, username,
password, etc., in your [Link] or [Link] file. Additionally, you may need to
configure your email provider to allow your application to send emails.

User

PasswordResetToken

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To implement password reset functionality securely, you can create a PasswordResetToken entity to
store the token along with the user it belongs to and an expiration date. Here's an example of how
you can create such an entity in a Spring Boot application:

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import [Link].*;

import [Link];

@Entity

public class PasswordResetToken {

@Id
 @GeneratedValue(strategy = [Link])

private Long id;

@Column(nullable = false, unique = true)

private String token;

@OneToOne(targetEntity = [Link], fetch = [Link])

@JoinColumn(nullable = false, name = "user_id")

private User user;

@Column(nullable = false)

private LocalDateTime expiryDate;

public PasswordResetToken() {

// Default constructor

public PasswordResetToken(String token, User user, LocalDateTime expiryDate) {

[Link] = token;

[Link] = user;

[Link] = expiryDate;

// Getters and setters

// Omitted for brevity

In this PasswordResetToken entity:

id is the primary key generated automatically.

token is a unique string generated for each password reset request.

user is the user associated with the token.

You can manage the lifecycle of these tokens, including generation, storage, and expiration,
according to your application's requirements. When a user requests a password reset, you generate
a unique token, associate it with the user, and set an expiration date. After the token is used or
expired, you can delete it from the database.

Ensure that you properly handle the expiration logic to maintain security. For example, you might
want to periodically clean up expired tokens from the database to prevent it from growing
indefinitely. Additionally, always validate the token's expiration date before allowing a password
reset.