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Clearly document 2FA reset process
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As a user, I am clearly informed of the process to reset a 2fa authenticator (within the OATHAuth extension special pages) and all current limitations in attempting to do so.

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sbassett created this task.Jul 15 2025, 10:11 PM
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Mstyles renamed this task from As a user, I am clearly informed of the process to reset a 2fa authenticator (within the OATHAuth extension special pages) and all current limitations in attempting to do so. to Clearly document 2FA reset process.Jul 22 2025, 9:26 PM
Tgr mentioned this in T399657: Update existing 2FA documentation.Aug 1 2025, 9:28 AM
Tgr added projects: MediaWiki-extensions-OATHAuth, Documentation.Aug 1 2025, 4:02 PM
Reedy moved this task from Backlog to User Experience on the MediaWiki-extensions-OATHAuth board.Aug 26 2025, 11:21 AM
Mstyles moved this task from Backlog to Needed for Beta Deployment on the FY2025-26 WE4.6.2 Multiple Authenticators board.Sep 3 2025, 4:31 PM
TBurmeister edited parent tasks, added: T399657: Update existing 2FA documentation; removed: T399644: FY2025-26 WE4.6.2 Multiple Authenticators.Oct 21 2025, 7:02 PM
Catrope edited projects, added FY2025-26 WE 4.6 - Account Security (WE 4.6.4 - 2FA improvements and passkey support); removed FY2025-26 WE4.6.2 Multiple Authenticators.Oct 22 2025, 4:57 AM
Catrope moved this task from Inbox to UX cleanup on the FY2025-26 WE 4.6 - Account Security (WE 4.6.4 - 2FA improvements and passkey support) board.Oct 22 2025, 5:02 AM
Catrope moved this task from UX cleanup to Documentation on the FY2025-26 WE 4.6 - Account Security (WE 4.6.4 - 2FA improvements and passkey support) board.
TBurmeister changed the task status from Open to In Progress.Mon, Nov 24, 6:36 PM
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TBurmeister closed this task as Resolved.Fri, Dec 5, 5:13 PM

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication has now been fully rewritten to reflect the current state of 2FA on Wikimedia projects, and it includes additional troubleshooting information about account recovery and disabling or re-enabling 2FA.

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