How do I...Send a link to set password into mail id

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how to reset my loging password to send a link in a registred mail id. i.e. I have a web site now I want to create a code so that when I requested to change or reset my password it send a link to my mail id which is in my database or registered using asp .net C# code.

Posted 16-Mar-15 6:06am

Samiran Sarma

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 16-Mar-15 12:08pm

What is the problem here? Sending a mail (how could it be a problem?) or perhaps the whole scenario?
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sudevsu 16-Mar-15 14:07pm

he doesn't know where or how to start. that's his question.

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2015-03-16T06:21:00

This takes a bit of work, but it's worth it.
First off, don't reset the password - do nothing with it immediately.
Then send an email (Easy: Sending an Email in C# with or without attachments: generic routine.[^])
The email contains the a message saying "We have received a password reset request on your account. If you requested this, click here: xxx If you didn't, do nothing" and providing a URL to a page, along with a unique code which accesses a DB table of requests. That page then asks the user to confirm, and if he does allows him to enter a new password.
If he doesn't click the link in 24 hours, the code expires and gets deleted in routine maintenance.