feat(ui): add a Back action to the authenticator app verification step - #9626
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A QR code shown on a mobile device can't be scanned by that same device's camera, leaving mobile users with no smooth way to link an authenticator app during two-step verification setup. Add a mobile-only "Open in authenticator app" action alongside the QR code that opens the otpauth:// URI directly, in both the UserProfile self-service MFA setup and the SessionTasks forced setup-MFA task. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Included review availability: 8 reviews are currently available. Your included PR review attempts over the past 7 days set your current allowance at 10 reviews per hour. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughAdds mobile authenticator-app links to MFA task and user profile TOTP screens. Preserves the QR code and reuses the existing TOTP resource when verification returns to the QR step. Adds required localization keys and patch release metadata. Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to This change adds mobile authenticator deep-linking and a Back action to MFA setup. The behavior is otherwise localized, but the new controls do not consistently support existing appearance customization, so merge is reasonable with explicit owner awareness and follow-up. Suggested reviewers: 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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- Line 88: Add the appropriate elementDescriptor to the mobile authenticator-app
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We should make sure the localization is filled out before merging. Showing as undefined for everything but EN. |
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The verify step only offered Cancel, which abandons MFA setup entirely, so a user who needed another look at the QR code had to start over. Wizard renders one step at a time, so stepping back remounts the QR screen and re-fires its createTOTP() effect. Since createTOTP() unconditionally POSTs /me/totp and mints a fresh secret, a naive Back would silently invalidate the code the user had already scanned. Cache the issued resource on the shared ref so the QR step reuses it. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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89-89: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winProvide a fallback for the new localization key.
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buttonOpenInAuthenticatorApp__nonPrimaryis undefined outside English. This condition can therefore render a mobile action without a usable label for non-English locales. Add localized values or provide an English fallback before shipping.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@packages/ui/src/components/UserProfile/VerifyTOTP.tsx`:
- Around line 56-60: Update the Back Button in VerifyTOTP to pass an
elementDescriptor, reusing the applicable existing descriptor or defining a
dedicated form-back descriptor consistent with the elements appearance
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In `@packages/ui/src/components/UserProfile/AddAuthenticatorApp.tsx`:
- Line 89: Update the mobile authenticator-app action near isMobileDevice() and
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…quired buttonOpenInAuthenticatorApp__nonPrimary was the only optional key among its siblings in __internal_LocalizationResource. The public LocalizationResource is a DeepPartial of it, so consumers were never required to supply the key either way; the marker only made the internal contract inconsistent. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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I agree this is an area that could use some improvements, but I have some concerns with this approach that I posted elsewhere for discussion.
Removes the mobile otpauth:// action and its localization key, reverting packages/localizations and packages/shared to main. The Back action on the authenticator-app verification step is unaffected and remains. The device gating behind the removed action relied on isMobileDevice(), which misses desktop-class iPad Safari; dropping the feature removes that concern from this PR rather than deferring it. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…escriptor Both components have a single caller that always supplies these props, so the optional markers only added branches. resourceRef now matches the required shape VerifyTOTP already used for the same ref. The Back button reuses the existing descriptors.backLink appearance key, so it is themable like its sibling Cancel without adding a new public key. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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I left a nitpick about reusing the same ref, but not a blocker. This is looking good to me and seems to work well, thanks for tackling it!
The single ref held two meanings after the Back action landed: the secret issued for the QR step and the enrolled resource carrying the backup codes. No consumer needs both, so give each its own ref and name. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The pendingTotpRef/verifiedTotpRef names already carry the meaning. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Description
After continuing past the QR code when setting up an authenticator app for two-step verification in
<UserProfile />, the only action was Cancel, which abandons MFA setup entirely. A user who wanted another look at the QR code — because they missed the scan, or picked the wrong entry in their authenticator — had to start the whole flow over.The verification step now has a Back action that returns to the QR code. It reuses the existing top-level
backButtonlocalization key, so no new string is needed.Back reuses the TOTP secret already issued rather than requesting a new one. This matters because
Wizardrenders a single step at a time, so navigating back remounts the QR screen and re-runs itscreateTOTP()effect; sincecreateTOTP()unconditionallyPOSTs/me/totpand mints a fresh secret, a naive Back would have silently invalidated the code the user had already scanned and left verification failing for no visible reason.Screenshots
Before
Only "Cancel" — no way back to the QR code.
After
Note the "back" button.
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pnpm testruns as expected.pnpm buildruns as expected.Type of change