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Should password reset tokens be generated with random.random?
KitForma editorial guide. No. The general-purpose random module is designed for simulation, not security tokens that must resist prediction.
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No. The general-purpose random module is designed for simulation, not security tokens that must resist prediction.
Use
secrets.token_urlsafe or another documented cryptographic generator, store only a suitable token verifier where practical, and set short expiry plus single-use semantics. Test expiration and replay rejection without logging the token. Sufficient entropy does not fix a reset endpoint that leaks tokens through URLs, analytics or referrers. Rate-limit issuance and verification, return non-enumerating responses and invalidate the token atomically when used. Token generation is one part of the reset protocol, not the whole security design.Sources and verification
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