Refs #28248 -- Clarified the precision of PASSWORD_RESET_TIMEOUT_DAYS.

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Tim Graham 2017-10-12 14:58:18 -04:00 committed by GitHub
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@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ class PasswordResetTokenGenerator:
if not constant_time_compare(self._make_token_with_timestamp(user, ts), token):
return False
# Check the timestamp is within limit
# Check the timestamp is within limit. Timestamps are rounded to
# midnight (server time) providing a resolution of only 1 day. If a
# link is generated 5 minutes before midnight and used 6 minutes later,
# that counts as 1 day. Therefore, PASSWORD_RESET_TIMEOUT_DAYS = 1 means
# "at least 1 day, could be up to 2."
if (self._num_days(self._today()) - ts) > settings.PASSWORD_RESET_TIMEOUT_DAYS:
return False

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@ -2807,8 +2807,10 @@ the URL in two places (``settings`` and URLconf).
Default: ``3``
The number of days a password reset link is valid for. Used by the
:mod:`django.contrib.auth` password reset mechanism.
The minimum number of days a password reset link is valid for. Depending on
when the link is generated, it will be valid for up to a day longer.
Used by the :class:`~django.contrib.auth.views.PasswordResetConfirmView`.
.. setting:: PASSWORD_HASHERS