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Author: Aaron Po <aaron.po97@gmail.com>
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@startuml authentication-flow
!theme plain
skinparam backgroundColor #FFFFFF
skinparam defaultFontName Arial
skinparam sequenceMessageAlign center
skinparam maxMessageSize 200
title User Authentication Flow - Expanded
actor User
participant "API\nController" as API
participant "MediatR pipeline\n(ValidationBehavior)" as Mediator
box "Handler Layer" #LightBlue
participant "RegisterUserHandler" as RegHandler
participant "LoginHandler" as LoginHandler
participant "RefreshTokenHandler" as RefreshHandler
participant "ConfirmUserHandler" as ConfirmHandler
participant "ResendConfirmationEmailHandler" as ResendHandler
participant "UpdateUsernameHandler" as UpdateUsernameHandler
participant "UpdateEmailHandler" as UpdateEmailHandler
participant "UpdatePasswordHandler" as UpdatePasswordHandler
participant "UpdateProfileHandler" as UpdateProfileHandler
participant "DeleteAccountHandler" as DeleteAccountHandler
participant "UserManager<ApplicationUser>" as UserMgr
participant "TokenService" as TokenSvc
end box
box "Infrastructure Layer" #LightGreen
participant "Argon2PasswordHasher" as Argon2
participant "JWT\nInfrastructure" as JWT
participant "Email\nProvider" as SMTP
participant "Template\nProvider" as Template
end box
box "Repository / Cross-slice" #LightYellow
participant "DapperUserStore\n(IUserStore/IUserPasswordStore/\nIUserEmailStore)" as UserStore
participant "EmailDispatcher\n(Features.Emails)" as EmailDispatcher
end box
database "SQL Server" as DB
note over UserMgr
ASP.NET Core Identity's UserManager<TUser>
replaces the deleted AuthRepository: handlers
no longer issue SQL or call Argon2 directly,
they delegate to UserManager, which in turn
calls DapperUserStore (persistence) and
Argon2PasswordHasher (IPasswordHasher<TUser>).
end note
== Registration Flow ==
User -> API: POST /api/auth/register\n{username, firstName, lastName,\nemail, dateOfBirth, password}
activate API
API -> Mediator: Send(RegisterUserCommand)
activate Mediator
note right of Mediator
ValidationBehavior runs RegisterUserValidator
(FluentValidation) before the handler:
- Username: 3-64 chars, alphanumeric + [._-]
- Email: valid format, max 128 chars
- Password: min 8 chars, uppercase,\n lowercase, number, special char
- DateOfBirth: must be 19+ years old
end note
alt Validation fails
Mediator -> API: throws FluentValidation.ValidationException
API -> User: 400 Bad Request\n{message: "Validation failed", errors: {...}}
else Validation succeeds
Mediator -> RegHandler: Handle(command)
activate RegHandler
RegHandler -> RegHandler: user = new UserAccount{...}\n.ToApplicationUser()
RegHandler -> UserMgr: CreateAsync(user, password)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> Argon2: HashPassword(user, password)
activate Argon2
note right of Argon2
Delegates to IPasswordInfrastructure.Hash:
Argon2id parameters:
- Salt: 16 bytes (128-bit)
- Memory: 64MB
- Iterations: 4
- Parallelism: CPU count
- Hash output: 32 bytes
end note
Argon2 --> UserMgr: "base64(salt):base64(hash)"
deactivate Argon2
UserMgr -> UserStore: SetPasswordHashAsync(user, hash)
note right of UserStore
user.Id is still empty at this point -
only sets the in-memory hash. CreateAsync
writes it to dbo.UserCredential itself.
end note
UserMgr -> UserStore: FindByNameAsync(username)
activate UserStore
UserStore -> DB: SELECT UserAccountID, Username, ...\nFROM dbo.UserAccount\nWHERE Username = @Username
activate DB
DB --> UserStore: null (user doesn't exist)
deactivate DB
deactivate UserStore
UserMgr -> UserStore: FindByEmailAsync(email)
activate UserStore
UserStore -> DB: SELECT UserAccountID, Username, ...\nFROM dbo.UserAccount\nWHERE Email = @Email
activate DB
DB --> UserStore: null (email doesn't exist)
deactivate DB
deactivate UserStore
note right of UserMgr
Default UserManager validators check
uniqueness before CreateAsync is called;
DapperUserStore.CreateAsync also guards
against a genuine race via a caught
duplicate-key SqlException (2601/2627).
end note
UserMgr -> UserStore: CreateAsync(user)
activate UserStore
UserStore -> DB: BEGIN TRANSACTION
activate DB
UserStore -> DB: INSERT INTO dbo.UserAccount\n(Username, FirstName, LastName,\nDateOfBirth, Email)\nOUTPUT INSERTED.UserAccountID
DB --> UserStore: UserAccountId (GUID)
UserStore -> DB: INSERT INTO dbo.UserCredential\n(UserAccountId, Hash)
UserStore -> DB: COMMIT TRANSACTION
deactivate DB
note right of UserStore
Both statements run via Dapper's
ExecuteScalarAsync/ExecuteAsync against
a single DbTransaction, not a stored
procedure - no manual parameter binding
end note
UserStore --> UserMgr: IdentityResult.Success\n(user.Id set)
deactivate UserStore
UserMgr --> RegHandler: IdentityResult
deactivate UserMgr
alt !result.Succeeded
RegHandler -> Mediator: throw ConflictException\n(DuplicateUserName/DuplicateEmail codes ->\n"Username or email already exists";\notherwise joined error descriptions)
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 409 Conflict\n"Username or email already exists"
else result.Succeeded
RegHandler -> TokenSvc: GenerateAccessToken(user)
activate TokenSvc
TokenSvc -> JWT: GenerateJwt(userId, username, expiry)
activate JWT
note right of JWT
JWT Configuration:
- Algorithm: HS256
- Expires: 1 hour
- Claims:
* sub: userId
* unique_name: username
* iat / jti
end note
JWT -> JWT: Create JWT with claims
JWT -> JWT: Sign with secret key
JWT --> TokenSvc: Access Token
deactivate JWT
TokenSvc --> RegHandler: Access Token
deactivate TokenSvc
RegHandler -> TokenSvc: GenerateRefreshToken(user)
activate TokenSvc
TokenSvc -> JWT: GenerateJwt(userId, username, expiry)
activate JWT
note right of JWT
Refresh Token:
- Expires: 21 days (504 hours)
- Same structure as access token,\n signed with a separate secret
end note
JWT --> TokenSvc: Refresh Token
deactivate JWT
TokenSvc --> RegHandler: Refresh Token
deactivate TokenSvc
RegHandler -> TokenSvc: GenerateConfirmationToken(user)
activate TokenSvc
TokenSvc -> JWT: GenerateJwt(userId, username, expiry)
activate JWT
note right of JWT
Confirmation Token:
- Expires: 30 minutes (0.5 hours)
- Signed with a third, separate secret
end note
JWT --> TokenSvc: Confirmation Token
deactivate JWT
TokenSvc --> RegHandler: Confirmation Token
deactivate TokenSvc
RegHandler -> Mediator: Send(SendRegistrationEmailCommand)\n(Shared.Application cross-slice contract)
activate Mediator
Mediator -> EmailDispatcher: SendRegistrationEmailAsync(\n firstName, email, confirmationToken)
note right of Mediator
Routed to Features.Emails'
SendRegistrationEmailHandler,
the only cross-slice call in
the backend
end note
activate EmailDispatcher
EmailDispatcher -> Template: RenderUserRegisteredEmailAsync(\n firstName, confirmationLink)
activate Template
note right of Template
Razor Component:
- Header with branding
- Welcome message
- Confirmation button
- Footer
end note
Template -> Template: Render Razor component\nto HTML
Template --> EmailDispatcher: HTML email content
deactivate Template
EmailDispatcher -> SMTP: SendAsync(email, subject, body)
activate SMTP
note right of SMTP
SMTP Configuration (MailKit):
- Host/port: from env (SMTP_HOST/SMTP_PORT)
- TLS: StartTLS when SMTP_USE_SSL=true
- Auth: username/password, if configured
end note
SMTP -> SMTP: Build MIME message
SMTP -> SMTP: Connect, authenticate,\nsend, disconnect
SMTP --> EmailDispatcher: Success / throws
deactivate SMTP
deactivate EmailDispatcher
deactivate Mediator
alt Email sent successfully
RegHandler -> RegHandler: emailSent = true
else mediator.Send throws
RegHandler -> RegHandler: catch(Exception),\nlog to stderr,\nemailSent = false
end
RegHandler --> Mediator: RegistrationPayload(\n userAccountId, username,\n refreshToken, accessToken,\n confirmationEmailSent)
deactivate RegHandler
Mediator --> API: RegistrationPayload
deactivate Mediator
API -> User: 201 Created\n{\n message: "User registered successfully.",\n payload: {\n userAccountId, username,\n refreshToken, accessToken,\n confirmationEmailSent\n }\n}
end
end
deactivate API
== Login Flow ==
User -> API: POST /api/auth/login\n{username, password}
activate API
API -> Mediator: Send(LoginCommand)
activate Mediator
note right of Mediator
ValidationBehavior runs LoginValidator:
username and password must both be non-empty
end note
alt Validation fails
Mediator -> API: throws FluentValidation.ValidationException
API -> User: 400 Bad Request\n{message: "Validation failed", errors: {...}}
else Validation succeeds
Mediator -> LoginHandler: Handle(command)
activate LoginHandler
LoginHandler -> UserMgr: FindByNameAsync(username)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> UserStore: FindByNameAsync(username)
activate UserStore
UserStore -> DB: SELECT UserAccountID, Username, ...\nFROM dbo.UserAccount\nWHERE Username = @Username
activate DB
DB --> UserStore: UserAccount row or null
deactivate DB
UserStore -> UserStore: HydrateAsync\n(load active UserCredential.Hash,\nUserVerification -> EmailConfirmed)
UserStore --> UserMgr: ApplicationUser or null
deactivate UserStore
UserMgr --> LoginHandler: ApplicationUser or null
deactivate UserMgr
alt User not found
LoginHandler -> Mediator: throw UnauthorizedException\n"Invalid username or password."
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 401 Unauthorized
else User found
LoginHandler -> UserMgr: CheckPasswordAsync(user, password)
activate UserMgr
note right of UserMgr
HasPasswordAsync short-circuits to false
(no active UserCredential was hydrated)
without calling the hasher; otherwise
delegates to Argon2PasswordHasher.
end note
UserMgr -> Argon2: VerifyHashedPassword(\n user, user.PasswordHash, password)
activate Argon2
note right of Argon2
Delegates to IPasswordInfrastructure.Verify:
1. Split stored hash: "salt:hash"
2. Hash provided password with the same salt
3. Constant-time comparison\n (CryptographicOperations.FixedTimeEquals)
end note
Argon2 --> UserMgr: Success/Failed
deactivate Argon2
UserMgr --> LoginHandler: true/false
deactivate UserMgr
alt Password invalid
LoginHandler -> Mediator: throw UnauthorizedException
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 401 Unauthorized
else Password valid
LoginHandler -> TokenSvc: GenerateAccessToken(user)
activate TokenSvc
TokenSvc -> JWT: GenerateJwt(...)
activate JWT
JWT --> TokenSvc: Access Token
deactivate JWT
TokenSvc --> LoginHandler: Access Token
deactivate TokenSvc
LoginHandler -> TokenSvc: GenerateRefreshToken(user)
activate TokenSvc
TokenSvc -> JWT: GenerateJwt(...)
activate JWT
JWT --> TokenSvc: Refresh Token
deactivate JWT
TokenSvc --> LoginHandler: Refresh Token
deactivate TokenSvc
LoginHandler --> Mediator: LoginPayload(\n userAccountId, username,\n refreshToken, accessToken)
deactivate LoginHandler
Mediator --> API: LoginPayload
deactivate Mediator
API -> User: 200 OK\n{\n message: "Logged in successfully.",\n payload: {\n userAccountId, username,\n refreshToken, accessToken\n }\n}
end
end
end
deactivate API
== Refresh Token Flow ==
User -> API: POST /api/auth/refresh\nHeader: X-Refresh-Token: <token>
activate API
API -> Mediator: Send(RefreshTokenCommand(refreshToken))
activate Mediator
note right of Mediator
ValidationBehavior runs RefreshTokenValidator:
refreshToken must be non-empty. Anonymous
endpoint - no Bearer token required.
end note
alt Validation fails
Mediator -> API: throws FluentValidation.ValidationException
API -> User: 400 Bad Request\n{message: "Validation failed", errors: {...}}
else Validation succeeds
Mediator -> RefreshHandler: Handle(command)
activate RefreshHandler
RefreshHandler -> TokenSvc: RefreshTokenAsync(refreshToken)
activate TokenSvc
TokenSvc -> JWT: ValidateRefreshTokenAsync(refreshToken)
activate JWT
note right of JWT
Validates signature/expiry against the
refresh token secret, extracts userId/
username claims.
end note
JWT --> TokenSvc: ValidatedToken or throws
deactivate JWT
alt Token invalid or expired
TokenSvc -> RefreshHandler: throw UnauthorizedException
RefreshHandler -> Mediator: propagate
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 401 Unauthorized
else Token valid
TokenSvc -> UserMgr: FindByIdAsync(validated.UserId)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> UserStore: FindByIdAsync(userId)
activate UserStore
UserStore -> DB: SELECT UserAccountID, Username, ...\nFROM dbo.UserAccount\nWHERE UserAccountID = @Id
activate DB
DB --> UserStore: row or null
deactivate DB
UserStore --> UserMgr: ApplicationUser or null
deactivate UserStore
UserMgr --> TokenSvc: ApplicationUser or null
deactivate UserMgr
alt User not found
TokenSvc -> RefreshHandler: throw UnauthorizedException\n"User account not found"
RefreshHandler -> Mediator: propagate
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 401 Unauthorized
else User found
TokenSvc -> JWT: GenerateAccessToken(user)\nGenerateRefreshToken(user)
JWT --> TokenSvc: new access + refresh tokens
TokenSvc --> RefreshHandler: RefreshTokenResult
deactivate TokenSvc
RefreshHandler --> Mediator: LoginPayload(\n userId, username,\n refreshToken, accessToken)
deactivate RefreshHandler
Mediator --> API: LoginPayload
deactivate Mediator
API -> User: 200 OK\n{message: "Token refreshed successfully.",\npayload: {...}}
end
end
end
deactivate API
== Confirm User Flow ==
User -> API: POST /api/auth/confirm?token=<token>\n(requires Bearer access token)
activate API
API -> Mediator: Send(ConfirmUserCommand(token))
activate Mediator
Mediator -> ConfirmHandler: Handle(command)
activate ConfirmHandler
ConfirmHandler -> TokenSvc: ValidateConfirmationTokenAsync(token)
activate TokenSvc
TokenSvc -> JWT: Validate against confirmation\ntoken secret, extract userId
activate JWT
JWT --> TokenSvc: ValidatedToken or throws
deactivate JWT
TokenSvc --> ConfirmHandler: ValidatedToken
deactivate TokenSvc
alt Token invalid or expired
ConfirmHandler -> Mediator: throw UnauthorizedException
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 401 Unauthorized
else Token valid
ConfirmHandler -> UserMgr: FindByIdAsync(validatedToken.UserId)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> UserStore: FindByIdAsync(userId)
activate UserStore
UserStore -> DB: SELECT ...\nFROM dbo.UserAccount\nWHERE UserAccountID = @Id
activate DB
DB --> UserStore: row or null
deactivate DB
UserStore --> UserMgr: ApplicationUser or null
deactivate UserStore
UserMgr --> ConfirmHandler: ApplicationUser or null
deactivate UserMgr
alt User not found
ConfirmHandler -> Mediator: throw UnauthorizedException\n"User account not found"
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 401 Unauthorized
else User found
ConfirmHandler -> UserStore: SetEmailConfirmedAsync(user, true)
note right of UserStore
IUserEmailStore<ApplicationUser> is injected
directly into the handler (not via UserManager),
setting the confirmed flag in-memory here.
end note
ConfirmHandler -> UserMgr: UpdateAsync(user)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> UserStore: UpdateAsync(user)
activate UserStore
UserStore -> DB: UPDATE dbo.UserAccount SET ...
UserStore -> DB: INSERT INTO dbo.UserVerification\n(UserAccountId, VerificationDateTime)
note right of UserStore
Idempotent: skipped (duplicate-key
exception swallowed) if a verification
row already exists.
end note
UserStore --> UserMgr: IdentityResult.Success
deactivate UserStore
UserMgr --> ConfirmHandler: IdentityResult
deactivate UserMgr
ConfirmHandler --> Mediator: ConfirmationPayload(\n user.Id, DateTime.UtcNow)
deactivate ConfirmHandler
Mediator --> API: ConfirmationPayload
deactivate Mediator
API -> User: 200 OK\n{message: "User with ID {id} is confirmed.",\npayload: {...}}
end
end
deactivate API
== Resend Confirmation Email Flow ==
User -> API: POST /api/auth/confirm/resend?userId=<id>\n(requires Bearer access token)
activate API
API -> Mediator: Send(ResendConfirmationEmailCommand(userId))
activate Mediator
Mediator -> ResendHandler: Handle(command)
activate ResendHandler
ResendHandler -> UserMgr: FindByIdAsync(userId)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> UserStore: FindByIdAsync(userId)
activate UserStore
UserStore -> DB: SELECT ...\nFROM dbo.UserAccount\nWHERE UserAccountID = @Id
activate DB
DB --> UserStore: row or null
deactivate DB
UserStore --> UserMgr: ApplicationUser or null
deactivate UserStore
UserMgr --> ResendHandler: ApplicationUser or null
deactivate UserMgr
alt User not found
ResendHandler -> ResendHandler: return silently\n(prevents user enumeration)
else User found
ResendHandler -> UserMgr: IsEmailConfirmedAsync(user)
UserMgr --> ResendHandler: bool
alt Already confirmed
ResendHandler -> ResendHandler: return silently (no-op)
else Not yet confirmed
ResendHandler -> TokenSvc: GenerateConfirmationToken(user)
activate TokenSvc
TokenSvc --> ResendHandler: confirmation token
deactivate TokenSvc
ResendHandler -> Mediator: Send(SendResendConfirmationEmailCommand)
activate Mediator
Mediator -> EmailDispatcher: SendResendConfirmationEmailAsync(\n firstName, email, confirmationToken)
activate EmailDispatcher
EmailDispatcher -> Template: Render email\n(same Razor pipeline as registration)
EmailDispatcher -> SMTP: SendAsync(email, subject, body)
deactivate EmailDispatcher
deactivate Mediator
end
end
ResendHandler --> Mediator: (void)
deactivate ResendHandler
Mediator --> API: (void)
deactivate Mediator
API -> User: 200 OK\n{message: "confirmation email has been resent"}
note right of API
Always 200 OK regardless of outcome above -
same user-enumeration precaution as a not-found
user or an already-confirmed account.
end note
deactivate API
== Update Username Flow ==
User -> API: PATCH /api/auth/username\n{newUsername}\n(requires Bearer access token)
activate API
API -> Mediator: Send(UpdateUsernameCommand(\n GetAuthenticatedUserId(), newUsername))
activate Mediator
note right of Mediator
ValidationBehavior runs UpdateUsernameValidator
(same format rules as registration)
end note
alt Validation fails
Mediator -> API: throws FluentValidation.ValidationException
API -> User: 400 Bad Request
else Validation succeeds
Mediator -> UpdateUsernameHandler: Handle(command)
activate UpdateUsernameHandler
UpdateUsernameHandler -> UserMgr: FindByIdAsync(userAccountId)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> UserStore: FindByIdAsync(userAccountId)
activate UserStore
UserStore -> DB: SELECT ...\nFROM dbo.UserAccount\nWHERE UserAccountID = @Id
activate DB
DB --> UserStore: row or null
deactivate DB
UserStore --> UserMgr: ApplicationUser or null
deactivate UserStore
UserMgr --> UpdateUsernameHandler: ApplicationUser or null
deactivate UserMgr
alt Account not found
UpdateUsernameHandler -> Mediator: throw NotFoundException
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 404 Not Found
else Account found
UpdateUsernameHandler -> UserMgr: SetUserNameAsync(user, newUsername)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> UserStore: FindByNameAsync(newUsername)
note right of UserMgr
Uniqueness check before the UPDATE.
end note
UserMgr -> UserStore: UpdateAsync(user)
UserStore -> DB: UPDATE dbo.UserAccount\nSET Username = @UserName, ...
UserStore --> UserMgr: IdentityResult
UserMgr --> UpdateUsernameHandler: IdentityResult
deactivate UserMgr
alt !result.Succeeded
UpdateUsernameHandler -> Mediator: throw ConflictException\n(DuplicateUserName code ->\n"Username already exists")
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 409 Conflict
else result.Succeeded
UpdateUsernameHandler --> Mediator: UpdateUsernamePayload(\n user.Id, user.UserName)
deactivate UpdateUsernameHandler
Mediator --> API: UpdateUsernamePayload
deactivate Mediator
API -> User: 200 OK\n{message: "Username updated successfully.",\npayload: {...}}
end
end
end
deactivate API
== Update Email Flow ==
User -> API: PATCH /api/auth/email\n{newEmail}\n(requires Bearer access token)
activate API
API -> Mediator: Send(UpdateEmailCommand(\n GetAuthenticatedUserId(), newEmail))
activate Mediator
note right of Mediator
ValidationBehavior runs UpdateEmailValidator
(same format rules as registration)
end note
alt Validation fails
Mediator -> API: throws FluentValidation.ValidationException
API -> User: 400 Bad Request
else Validation succeeds
Mediator -> UpdateEmailHandler: Handle(command)
activate UpdateEmailHandler
UpdateEmailHandler -> UserMgr: FindByIdAsync(userAccountId)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> UserStore: FindByIdAsync(userAccountId)
UserStore -> DB: SELECT ...
UserStore --> UserMgr: ApplicationUser or null
UserMgr --> UpdateEmailHandler: ApplicationUser or null
deactivate UserMgr
alt Account not found
UpdateEmailHandler -> Mediator: throw NotFoundException
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 404 Not Found
else Account found
UpdateEmailHandler -> UserMgr: SetEmailAsync(user, newEmail)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> UserStore: FindByEmailAsync(newEmail)
note right of UserMgr
Uniqueness check. Also resets
user.EmailConfirmed = false -
the caller must re-confirm via
POST /api/auth/confirm/resend.
end note
UserMgr -> UserStore: UpdateAsync(user)
UserStore -> DB: UPDATE dbo.UserAccount\nSET Email = @Email, ...
UserStore -> DB: DELETE FROM dbo.UserVerification\nWHERE UserAccountID = @Id
UserStore --> UserMgr: IdentityResult
UserMgr --> UpdateEmailHandler: IdentityResult
deactivate UserMgr
alt !result.Succeeded
UpdateEmailHandler -> Mediator: throw ConflictException\n(DuplicateEmail code ->\n"Email address already exists")
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 409 Conflict
else result.Succeeded
UpdateEmailHandler --> Mediator: UpdateEmailPayload(\n user.Id, user.Email,\n user.EmailConfirmed = false)
deactivate UpdateEmailHandler
Mediator --> API: UpdateEmailPayload
deactivate Mediator
API -> User: 200 OK\n{message: "Email updated successfully.",\npayload: {...}}
end
end
end
deactivate API
== Update Password Flow ==
User -> API: PATCH /api/auth/password\n{currentPassword, newPassword}\n(requires Bearer access token)
activate API
API -> Mediator: Send(UpdatePasswordCommand(\n GetAuthenticatedUserId(),\n currentPassword, newPassword))
activate Mediator
note right of Mediator
ValidationBehavior runs UpdatePasswordValidator
(same password strength rules as registration)
end note
alt Validation fails
Mediator -> API: throws FluentValidation.ValidationException
API -> User: 400 Bad Request
else Validation succeeds
Mediator -> UpdatePasswordHandler: Handle(command)
activate UpdatePasswordHandler
UpdatePasswordHandler -> UserMgr: FindByIdAsync(userAccountId)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> UserStore: FindByIdAsync(userAccountId)
UserStore --> UserMgr: ApplicationUser or null
UserMgr --> UpdatePasswordHandler: ApplicationUser or null
deactivate UserMgr
alt Account not found
UpdatePasswordHandler -> Mediator: throw NotFoundException
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 404 Not Found
else Account found
UpdatePasswordHandler -> UserMgr: ChangePasswordAsync(\n user, currentPassword, newPassword)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> Argon2: VerifyHashedPassword(\n user, user.PasswordHash, currentPassword)
activate Argon2
Argon2 --> UserMgr: Success/Failed
deactivate Argon2
alt Current password mismatch
UserMgr --> UpdatePasswordHandler: IdentityResult.Failed\n(PasswordMismatch)
else Current password matches
UserMgr -> Argon2: HashPassword(user, newPassword)
activate Argon2
Argon2 --> UserMgr: new hash
deactivate Argon2
UserMgr -> UserStore: SetPasswordHashAsync(user, newHash)
activate UserStore
UserStore -> DB: UPDATE dbo.UserCredential\nSET IsRevoked = 1, RevokedAt = GETDATE()\nWHERE UserAccountId = @Id AND IsRevoked = 0
UserStore -> DB: INSERT INTO dbo.UserCredential\n(UserAccountId, Hash)
note right of UserStore
Revoke-then-insert runs inside one
DbTransaction (credential rotation).
end note
UserStore --> UserMgr: (void)
deactivate UserStore
UserMgr --> UpdatePasswordHandler: IdentityResult.Success
end
deactivate UserMgr
alt Current password is incorrect
UpdatePasswordHandler -> Mediator: throw UnauthorizedException\n"Current password is incorrect"
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 401 Unauthorized
else !result.Succeeded (other failure)
UpdatePasswordHandler -> Mediator: throw ConflictException
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 409 Conflict
else result.Succeeded
UpdatePasswordHandler --> Mediator: UpdatePasswordPayload(\n user.Id, DateTime.UtcNow)
deactivate UpdatePasswordHandler
Mediator --> API: UpdatePasswordPayload
deactivate Mediator
API -> User: 200 OK\n{message: "Password updated successfully.",\npayload: {...}}
end
end
end
deactivate API
== Update Profile Flow ==
User -> API: PATCH /api/auth/profile\n{firstName, lastName, dateOfBirth}\n(requires Bearer access token)
activate API
API -> Mediator: Send(UpdateProfileCommand(\n GetAuthenticatedUserId(),\n firstName, lastName, dateOfBirth))
activate Mediator
note right of Mediator
ValidationBehavior runs UpdateProfileValidator
(same name/DateOfBirth rules as registration)
end note
alt Validation fails
Mediator -> API: throws FluentValidation.ValidationException
API -> User: 400 Bad Request
else Validation succeeds
Mediator -> UpdateProfileHandler: Handle(command)
activate UpdateProfileHandler
UpdateProfileHandler -> UserMgr: FindByIdAsync(userAccountId)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> UserStore: FindByIdAsync(userAccountId)
UserStore --> UserMgr: ApplicationUser or null
UserMgr --> UpdateProfileHandler: ApplicationUser or null
deactivate UserMgr
alt Account not found
UpdateProfileHandler -> Mediator: throw NotFoundException
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 404 Not Found
else Account found
UpdateProfileHandler -> UpdateProfileHandler: user.FirstName = ...\nuser.LastName = ...\nuser.DateOfBirth = ...
note right of UpdateProfileHandler
First/last name and date of birth aren't
tracked by any Identity store interface -
mutated directly on the ApplicationUser,
then saved via UserManager.UpdateAsync.
end note
UpdateProfileHandler -> UserMgr: UpdateAsync(user)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> UserStore: UpdateAsync(user)
UserStore -> DB: UPDATE dbo.UserAccount\nSET FirstName = @FirstName,\n LastName = @LastName,\n DateOfBirth = @DateOfBirth, ...
UserStore --> UserMgr: IdentityResult
UserMgr --> UpdateProfileHandler: IdentityResult
deactivate UserMgr
alt !result.Succeeded
UpdateProfileHandler -> Mediator: throw ConflictException
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 409 Conflict
else result.Succeeded
UpdateProfileHandler --> Mediator: UpdateProfilePayload(\n user.Id, firstName,\n lastName, dateOfBirth)
deactivate UpdateProfileHandler
Mediator --> API: UpdateProfilePayload
deactivate Mediator
API -> User: 200 OK\n{message: "Profile updated successfully.",\npayload: {...}}
end
end
end
deactivate API
== Delete Account Flow ==
User -> API: DELETE /api/auth/account\n(requires Bearer access token)
activate API
API -> Mediator: Send(DeleteAccountCommand(\n GetAuthenticatedUserId()))
activate Mediator
Mediator -> DeleteAccountHandler: Handle(command)
activate DeleteAccountHandler
DeleteAccountHandler -> UserMgr: FindByIdAsync(userAccountId)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> UserStore: FindByIdAsync(userAccountId)
UserStore --> UserMgr: ApplicationUser or null
UserMgr --> DeleteAccountHandler: ApplicationUser or null
deactivate UserMgr
alt Account not found
DeleteAccountHandler -> Mediator: throw NotFoundException
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 404 Not Found
else Account found
DeleteAccountHandler -> UserMgr: DeleteAsync(user)
activate UserMgr
UserMgr -> UserStore: DeleteAsync(user)
activate UserStore
UserStore -> DB: DELETE FROM dbo.UserAccount\nWHERE UserAccountID = @Id
note right of UserStore
UserCredential/UserVerification/UserAvatar
cascade on delete. Posts, comments, photos,
and follows use ON DELETE NO ACTION - if any
reference this account, the DELETE throws a
foreign key violation (SQL error 547).
end note
alt Foreign key violation (dependent records exist)
UserStore --> UserMgr: IdentityResult.Failed\n(AccountHasDependentRecords)
else Delete succeeds
UserStore --> UserMgr: IdentityResult.Success
end
deactivate UserStore
UserMgr --> DeleteAccountHandler: IdentityResult
deactivate UserMgr
alt Account has dependent records
DeleteAccountHandler -> Mediator: throw ConflictException\n"Account cannot be deleted while it still\nhas associated posts, comments, photos,\nor follows."
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 409 Conflict
else !result.Succeeded (other failure)
DeleteAccountHandler -> Mediator: throw ConflictException
Mediator -> API: propagate
API -> User: 409 Conflict
else result.Succeeded
DeleteAccountHandler --> Mediator: (void)
deactivate DeleteAccountHandler
Mediator --> API: (void)
deactivate Mediator
API -> User: 200 OK\n{message: "Account deleted successfully."}
end
end
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== Error Handling (Global Exception Filter) ==
note over API
API.Core's GlobalExceptionFilter catches:
- FluentValidation.ValidationException -> 400 Bad Request\n {message, errors} (grouped by property)
- ConflictException -> 409 Conflict
- NotFoundException -> 404 Not Found
- UnauthorizedException -> 401 Unauthorized
- ForbiddenException -> 403 Forbidden
- Domain.Exceptions.ValidationException -> 400 Bad Request
- Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlException -> 503 Service Unavailable
- All others -> 500 Internal Server Error
end note
@enduml