email-and-password-best-practices

Configure email verification in Better Auth by enabling the email/password plugin and setting verification options to require email confirmation before allowing successful sign-ins. This enforces robust onboarding by preventing unverified users from completing authentication.

The best way to set up password reset flows is to configure reset token generation and expiry policies within your Better Auth authentication setup. This allows you to securely manage credential recovery and enforce time-sensitive reset token validation.

Yes, you can use custom hashing and verification algorithms in Better Auth by applying custom hash and verify functions. The configuration supports integrating your preferred hashing policies and provides migration guidance for transitioning between algorithms.

To prevent unverified email logins, enable the optional verification workflows in your Better Auth configuration to strictly block sign-in attempts until the user's email address is successfully verified. This hardens the email/password authentication process.

Yes, Better Auth supports custom hashing policies by allowing you to define custom hash and verify functions for password management. It includes migration guidance to help transition existing user credentials to the new hashing algorithm securely.

The metadata does not specify explicit limitations, but custom verification workflows require proper configuration of reset tokens and hashing policies to avoid blocking valid users. Ensure your custom hash and verify functions align with your credential management scale.