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2FA Challenge — Backup Code as its own button + view — Implementation Plan

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Goal: Move the backup (recovery) code off the combined 2FA challenge screen into its own button + dedicated route/view, sharing all rate-limit and login logic via a trait.

Architecture: Extract the pending-user resolver, the brute-force buckets and the login success-tail from TwoFactorChallenge into a CompletesTwoFactorChallenge trait. A new TwoFactorBackup full-page Livewire component (guest route /two-factor-challenge/backup) reuses the trait and accepts only recovery codes. The main challenge view shows only the primary factor (TOTP field or security-key button) plus a subordinate "Backup-Code verwenden" link; a key-only user with no secure context (http + bare IP) is redirected straight to the backup view from mount(). IP-vs-domain factor routing (WebauthnService::available()) is unchanged.

Tech Stack: Laravel 13, Livewire v3 (class-based, full-page components as routes), Tailwind v4, PHPUnit + livewire/livewire testing, Pint. Spec: docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-20-2fa-challenge-backup-view-design.md.


Pre-flight

  • Dev stack up: docker compose up -d (app on :80). Run ALL tooling inside the container (R8).
  • Branch: feat/v1-foundation (already checked out).
  • Known flake (memory: test view-cache race): if php artisan test shows Blade-compile races against the live dev stack, re-run the affected filter with an isolated compiled-view dir, e.g. docker compose exec -e VIEW_COMPILED_PATH=/tmp/views-test app php artisan test --filter=....

File structure

File Responsibility
app/Livewire/Concerns/CompletesTwoFactorChallenge.php New. Shared trait: pendingUser(), getPendingHasTotpProperty(), webauthnAvailable(), rate-limit buckets/helpers, completeLogin().
app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorChallenge.php Modify. Use the trait, drop the extracted methods, add the mount→backup redirect. WebAuthn methods stay here.
app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorBackup.php New. Backup-only component: session guard + recovery-code verify().
resources/views/livewire/auth/two-factor-challenge.blade.php Modify. Gate the form to TOTP users, remove the backup field/hints, add the backup button.
resources/views/livewire/auth/two-factor-backup.blade.php New. Backup-code field + return links.
routes/web.php Modify. New two-factor.challenge.backup route in the guest group.
lang/de/auth.php, lang/en/auth.php Modify. Add 4 keys; later remove 2 orphaned hint keys.
tests/Feature/TwoFactorBackupTest.php New. Backup component coverage.
tests/Feature/ChallengeFactorAdaptTest.php Modify. Flip the key-only assertion; add main-view content tests.

Task 1: i18n keys

Files:

  • Modify: lang/de/auth.php, lang/en/auth.php

  • Step 1: Add the 4 new German keys

In lang/de/auth.php, inside the // ── 2FA challenge ── block (right after the 'code' => 'Code', line, before 'back_to_login'), add:

    'challenge_use_backup' => 'Backup-Code verwenden',
    'backup_heading' => 'Backup-Codes',
    'backup_subtitle' => 'Gib einen Backup-Code ein, um fortzufahren.',
    'back_to_options' => 'Zurück zu Anmelde-Optionen',
  • Step 2: Add the same 4 keys in English

In lang/en/auth.php, in the matching // ── 2FA challenge ── block after 'code' => 'Code',:

    'challenge_use_backup' => 'Use backup code',
    'backup_heading' => 'Backup codes',
    'backup_subtitle' => 'Enter a backup code to continue.',
    'back_to_options' => 'Back to sign-in options',
  • Step 3: Verify both files parse and the keys are present + identical

Run:

docker compose exec app php -r "\$de=require 'lang/de/auth.php'; \$en=require 'lang/en/auth.php'; \$k=['challenge_use_backup','backup_heading','backup_subtitle','back_to_options']; foreach(\$k as \$x){ echo \$x.': '.(isset(\$de[\$x])&&isset(\$en[\$x])?'OK':'MISSING').PHP_EOL; }"

Expected: four OK lines.

  • Step 4: Commit
git add lang/de/auth.php lang/en/auth.php
git commit -m "i18n(auth): add 2FA backup-view strings"

Task 2: Extract the shared trait

Pure refactor — no behaviour change. The existing 2FA test suite is the safety net.

Files:

  • Create: app/Livewire/Concerns/CompletesTwoFactorChallenge.php

  • Modify: app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorChallenge.php

  • Step 1: Create the trait

Create app/Livewire/Concerns/CompletesTwoFactorChallenge.php:

<?php

namespace App\Livewire\Concerns;

use App\Models\User;
use App\Services\WebauthnService;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\RateLimiter;
use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;

/**
 * Shared 2FA-challenge plumbing for the TOTP/key view and the backup-only view: the
 * pending-user resolver, the brute-force buckets (ONE shared counter set across both
 * views), and the login success tail. Centralising it guarantees both views hit the
 * same rate limit and complete login identically.
 */
trait CompletesTwoFactorChallenge
{
    protected ?User $pendingUser = null;

    protected bool $pendingResolved = false;

    /** The pending 2FA user, resolved once per request from the session. */
    protected function pendingUser(): ?User
    {
        if (! $this->pendingResolved) {
            $this->pendingUser = User::find(session('2fa.user'));
            $this->pendingResolved = true;
        }

        return $this->pendingUser;
    }

    /** Whether the PENDING user has TOTP — the authenticator code field renders only then. */
    public function getPendingHasTotpProperty(): bool
    {
        return (bool) $this->pendingUser()?->hasTotp();
    }

    /** Whether to offer the security-key option for the pending user (domain+HTTPS + has a key). */
    public function webauthnAvailable(): bool
    {
        $user = $this->pendingUser();

        return $user !== null
            && app(WebauthnService::class)->available()
            && $user->hasWebauthnCredentials();
    }

    /**
     * Two auto-expiring 2FA brute-force buckets, keyed on the SERVER-side pending user id
     * (not client-controlled) — a tight per-(user+IP) one plus an IP-independent per-user
     * backstop, so a distributed (multi-IP) brute-force of the code is still capped. Both
     * decay in minutes (never a permanent lockout; clusev:reset-admin stays open).
     *
     * @return array<string, array{0:int,1:int}> key => [maxAttempts, decaySeconds]
     */
    protected function rateLimitBuckets(): array
    {
        $uid = (string) session('2fa.user');

        return [
            'two-factor:'.md5($uid.'|'.request()->ip()) => [5, 60],
            'two-factor-acct:'.md5($uid) => [20, 900],
        ];
    }

    protected function assertNotRateLimited(): void
    {
        foreach ($this->rateLimitBuckets() as $key => [$max]) {
            if (RateLimiter::tooManyAttempts($key, $max)) {
                throw ValidationException::withMessages([
                    'code' => __('auth.too_many_attempts', ['seconds' => RateLimiter::availableIn($key)]),
                ]);
            }
        }
    }

    protected function hitRateLimit(): void
    {
        foreach ($this->rateLimitBuckets() as $key => [, $decay]) {
            RateLimiter::hit($key, $decay);
        }
    }

    protected function clearRateLimit(): void
    {
        foreach (array_keys($this->rateLimitBuckets()) as $key) {
            RateLimiter::clear($key);
        }
    }

    /** Log the verified pending user in and finish the challenge (shared success tail). */
    protected function completeLogin(User $user)
    {
        $remember = (bool) session('2fa.remember');
        session()->forget(['2fa.user', '2fa.remember']);

        Auth::login($user, $remember);
        session()->regenerate();

        return $this->redirectIntended(route('dashboard'), navigate: true);
    }
}
  • Step 2: Rewrite TwoFactorChallenge to use the trait

Replace the entire contents of app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorChallenge.php with:

<?php

namespace App\Livewire\Auth;

use App\Livewire\Concerns\CompletesTwoFactorChallenge;
use App\Models\User;
use App\Services\WebauthnService;
use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
use Livewire\Attributes\Layout;
use Livewire\Attributes\Validate;
use Livewire\Component;

#[Layout('layouts.auth')]
class TwoFactorChallenge extends Component
{
    use CompletesTwoFactorChallenge;

    #[Validate('required|string')]
    public string $code = '';

    public function mount()
    {
        if (! session()->has('2fa.user')) {
            return $this->redirect(route('login'), navigate: true);
        }
    }

    public function verify()
    {
        $this->validate();

        $this->assertNotRateLimited();

        $user = User::find(session('2fa.user'));

        if (! $user || ! $user->hasTwoFactorEnabled()) {
            session()->forget(['2fa.user', '2fa.remember']);
            throw ValidationException::withMessages(['code' => __('auth.session_expired')]);
        }

        // Accept the TOTP code only when the pending user actually has TOTP (otherwise a null
        // secret would break verifyKey); always allow a one-time backup (recovery) code.
        $valid = $user->verifyTotp($this->code) || $user->useRecoveryCode($this->code);

        if (! $valid) {
            $this->hitRateLimit();
            throw ValidationException::withMessages(['code' => __('auth.invalid_code')]);
        }

        $this->clearRateLimit();

        return $this->completeLogin($user);
    }

    /** JSON request options for navigator.credentials.get — the JS posts the result to verifyWebauthn. */
    public function assertionOptions(WebauthnService $webauthn): array
    {
        $user = User::find(session('2fa.user'));
        abort_unless($user && $webauthn->available() && $user->hasWebauthnCredentials(), 404);

        return $webauthn->assertionOptions($user);
    }

    /** Complete the login with a verified security-key assertion (alternative to the TOTP/backup code). */
    public function verifyWebauthn(array $assertion, WebauthnService $webauthn)
    {
        $this->assertNotRateLimited();

        $user = User::find(session('2fa.user'));

        if (! $user || ! $user->hasTwoFactorEnabled() || ! $webauthn->available() || ! $webauthn->verifyAssertion($user, $assertion)) {
            $this->hitRateLimit();
            throw ValidationException::withMessages(['code' => __('auth.webauthn_failed')]);
        }

        $this->clearRateLimit();

        return $this->completeLogin($user);
    }

    public function render()
    {
        return view('livewire.auth.two-factor-challenge')->title(__('auth.title_challenge'));
    }
}
  • Step 3: Run the existing 2FA suite — must stay green

Run:

docker compose exec app php artisan test --filter='TwoFactorChallengeRecoveryTest|TwoFactorWebauthnTest|ChallengeFactorAdaptTest|BruteForceHardeningTest'

Expected: PASS (behaviour unchanged — the trait just relocates the same code).

  • Step 4: Pint + commit
docker compose exec app ./vendor/bin/pint app/Livewire/Concerns/CompletesTwoFactorChallenge.php app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorChallenge.php
git add app/Livewire/Concerns/CompletesTwoFactorChallenge.php app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorChallenge.php
git commit -m "refactor(auth): extract CompletesTwoFactorChallenge trait"

Task 3: Backup route + component + view (TDD)

Files:

  • Create: tests/Feature/TwoFactorBackupTest.php

  • Modify: routes/web.php

  • Create: app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorBackup.php

  • Create: resources/views/livewire/auth/two-factor-backup.blade.php

  • Step 1: Write the failing test file

Create tests/Feature/TwoFactorBackupTest.php:

<?php

namespace Tests\Feature;

use App\Livewire\Auth\TwoFactorBackup;
use App\Livewire\Auth\TwoFactorChallenge;
use App\Models\User;
use App\Models\WebauthnCredential;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
use Livewire\Livewire;
use PragmaRX\Google2FAQRCode\Google2FA;
use Tests\TestCase;

class TwoFactorBackupTest extends TestCase
{
    use RefreshDatabase;

    protected function setUp(): void
    {
        parent::setUp();
        Cache::flush(); // start every test with empty rate-limit buckets
    }

    private function enrolledUser(): User
    {
        return User::factory()->create([
            'two_factor_secret' => (new Google2FA)->generateSecretKey(),
            'two_factor_confirmed_at' => now(),
        ]);
    }

    private function keyOnlyUser(): User
    {
        $u = User::factory()->create();
        WebauthnCredential::create(['user_id' => $u->id, 'name' => 'k', 'credential_id' => 'cid', 'public_key' => '{}', 'sign_count' => 0]);

        return $u->fresh();
    }

    public function test_backup_code_logs_in_and_is_consumed(): void
    {
        $user = $this->enrolledUser();
        $code = $user->replaceRecoveryCodes()[0];
        session()->put('2fa.user', $user->id);

        Livewire::test(TwoFactorBackup::class)
            ->set('code', $code)
            ->call('verify')
            ->assertRedirect(route('dashboard'));

        $this->assertAuthenticatedAs($user);
        $this->assertFalse($user->fresh()->useRecoveryCode($code)); // consumed
    }

    public function test_invalid_backup_code_fails(): void
    {
        $user = $this->enrolledUser();
        $user->replaceRecoveryCodes();
        session()->put('2fa.user', $user->id);

        Livewire::test(TwoFactorBackup::class)
            ->set('code', 'nope-nope')
            ->call('verify')
            ->assertHasErrors('code');

        $this->assertGuest();
    }

    public function test_a_totp_code_is_not_accepted_on_the_backup_view(): void
    {
        $user = $this->enrolledUser();
        $user->replaceRecoveryCodes();
        $totp = (new Google2FA)->getCurrentOtp($user->two_factor_secret);
        session()->put('2fa.user', $user->id);

        Livewire::test(TwoFactorBackup::class)
            ->set('code', $totp)
            ->call('verify')
            ->assertHasErrors('code');

        $this->assertGuest();
    }

    public function test_requires_a_pending_2fa_session(): void
    {
        Livewire::test(TwoFactorBackup::class)
            ->assertRedirect(route('login'));
    }

    public function test_field_and_login_link_render(): void
    {
        $user = $this->enrolledUser();
        $user->replaceRecoveryCodes();
        session()->put('2fa.user', $user->id);

        Livewire::test(TwoFactorBackup::class)
            ->assertSee(__('auth.backup_heading'))
            ->assertSee(__('auth.challenge_backup_placeholder')) // the backup field is present
            ->assertSee(__('auth.back_to_login'));
    }

    public function test_back_to_options_shown_for_a_totp_user(): void
    {
        $user = $this->enrolledUser();
        $user->replaceRecoveryCodes();
        session()->put('2fa.user', $user->id);

        Livewire::test(TwoFactorBackup::class)
            ->assertSee(__('auth.back_to_options'));
    }

    public function test_back_to_options_hidden_for_key_only_without_secure_context(): void
    {
        // No domain configured → webauthnAvailable() false, pendingHasTotp false: backup is the
        // only path, so the "back to options" link would loop straight back here and is hidden.
        $user = $this->keyOnlyUser();
        $user->replaceRecoveryCodes();
        session()->put('2fa.user', $user->id);

        Livewire::test(TwoFactorBackup::class)
            ->assertDontSee(__('auth.back_to_options'))
            ->assertSee(__('auth.back_to_login'));
    }

    public function test_failed_backup_attempts_share_the_rate_limit_with_the_main_challenge(): void
    {
        $user = $this->enrolledUser();
        $codes = $user->replaceRecoveryCodes();
        session()->put('2fa.user', $user->id);

        // 5 wrong backup attempts trip the per-(user+IP) bucket (5/60s).
        for ($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) {
            Livewire::test(TwoFactorBackup::class)->set('code', 'wrong-'.$i)->call('verify');
        }

        // A genuinely valid, unused backup code is now refused on the MAIN challenge by the
        // SAME shared bucket — proving one counter spans both components.
        Livewire::test(TwoFactorChallenge::class)
            ->set('code', $codes[0])
            ->call('verify')
            ->assertHasErrors('code');

        $this->assertGuest();
    }
}
  • Step 2: Run it to confirm it fails

Run:

docker compose exec app php artisan test --filter=TwoFactorBackupTest

Expected: FAIL — Class "App\Livewire\Auth\TwoFactorBackup" not found (and the route does not exist yet).

  • Step 3: Add the route

In routes/web.php, in the guest middleware group, immediately after the existing two-factor.challenge line, add the backup sibling:

        Route::get('/two-factor-challenge', Auth\TwoFactorChallenge::class)->name('two-factor.challenge');
        Route::get('/two-factor-challenge/backup', Auth\TwoFactorBackup::class)->name('two-factor.challenge.backup');
  • Step 4: Create the TwoFactorBackup component

Create app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorBackup.php:

<?php

namespace App\Livewire\Auth;

use App\Livewire\Concerns\CompletesTwoFactorChallenge;
use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
use Livewire\Attributes\Layout;
use Livewire\Attributes\Validate;
use Livewire\Component;

#[Layout('layouts.auth')]
class TwoFactorBackup extends Component
{
    use CompletesTwoFactorChallenge;

    #[Validate('required|string')]
    public string $code = '';

    public function mount()
    {
        if (! session()->has('2fa.user')) {
            return $this->redirect(route('login'), navigate: true);
        }
    }

    public function verify()
    {
        $this->validate();

        $this->assertNotRateLimited();

        $user = User::find(session('2fa.user'));

        if (! $user || ! $user->hasTwoFactorEnabled()) {
            session()->forget(['2fa.user', '2fa.remember']);
            throw ValidationException::withMessages(['code' => __('auth.session_expired')]);
        }

        // Backup-only view: a one-time recovery code is the sole accepted credential (no TOTP).
        if (! $user->useRecoveryCode($this->code)) {
            $this->hitRateLimit();
            throw ValidationException::withMessages(['code' => __('auth.invalid_code')]);
        }

        $this->clearRateLimit();

        return $this->completeLogin($user);
    }

    public function render()
    {
        return view('livewire.auth.two-factor-backup')->title(__('auth.title_challenge'));
    }
}
  • Step 5: Create the backup view

Create resources/views/livewire/auth/two-factor-backup.blade.php:

@php
    $fieldText = 'h-12 w-full rounded-md border border-line bg-inset px-3 text-center font-mono text-sm text-ink placeholder:text-ink-4 focus:border-accent/40 focus:outline-none';
    $label = 'mb-1.5 block font-mono text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wider text-ink-3';
    $err = 'mt-1.5 flex items-center gap-1.5 font-mono text-[11px] text-offline';
@endphp

<div class="space-y-7">
    <div class="space-y-1.5">
        <p class="font-mono text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-accent-text">{{ __('auth.two_factor') }}</p>
        <h1 class="font-display text-2xl font-bold tracking-tight text-ink">{{ __('auth.backup_heading') }}</h1>
        <p class="font-mono text-xs text-ink-3">{{ __('auth.backup_subtitle') }}</p>
    </div>

    <form wire:submit="verify" class="space-y-4">
        <div>
            <label for="code" class="{{ $label }}">{{ __('auth.challenge_backup_label') }}</label>
            <input wire:model="code" id="code" inputmode="text" autocomplete="one-time-code" autofocus
                   class="{{ $fieldText }}" placeholder="{{ __('auth.challenge_backup_placeholder') }}" />
            @error('code') <p class="{{ $err }}"><x-icon name="alert" class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0" />{{ $message }}</p> @enderror
        </div>

        <x-btn variant="primary" size="lg" type="submit" class="w-full" wire:loading.attr="disabled" wire:target="verify">
            <svg wire:loading wire:target="verify" class="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M21 12a9 9 0 1 1-6.219-8.56" stroke-linecap="round" /></svg>
            <span wire:loading.remove wire:target="verify">{{ __('common.confirm') }}</span>
            <span wire:loading wire:target="verify">{{ __('auth.checking') }}</span>
        </x-btn>
    </form>

    <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-2.5">
        @if ($this->pendingHasTotp || $this->webauthnAvailable())
            <a href="{{ route('two-factor.challenge') }}" wire:navigate class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-4 transition-colors hover:text-ink-2">
                <x-icon name="chevron-left" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> {{ __('auth.back_to_options') }}
            </a>
        @endif
        <a href="{{ route('login') }}" wire:navigate class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-4 transition-colors hover:text-ink-2">
            <x-icon name="chevron-left" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> {{ __('auth.back_to_login') }}
        </a>
    </div>
</div>
  • Step 6: Run the test — must pass

Run:

docker compose exec app php artisan test --filter=TwoFactorBackupTest

Expected: PASS (all 8 tests).

  • Step 7: Pint + commit
docker compose exec app ./vendor/bin/pint routes/web.php app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorBackup.php tests/Feature/TwoFactorBackupTest.php
git add routes/web.php app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorBackup.php resources/views/livewire/auth/two-factor-backup.blade.php tests/Feature/TwoFactorBackupTest.php
git commit -m "feat(auth): dedicated backup-code 2FA view + route"

Task 4: Main view redesign + mount redirect (TDD)

The backup route now exists, so TwoFactorChallenge::mount() can safely redirect to it.

Files:

  • Modify: tests/Feature/ChallengeFactorAdaptTest.php

  • Modify: app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorChallenge.php

  • Modify: resources/views/livewire/auth/two-factor-challenge.blade.php

  • Step 1: Update ChallengeFactorAdaptTest to the new behaviour (failing)

Replace the entire contents of tests/Feature/ChallengeFactorAdaptTest.php with:

<?php

namespace Tests\Feature;

use App\Livewire\Auth\TwoFactorChallenge;
use App\Models\User;
use App\Models\WebauthnCredential;
use App\Services\WebauthnService;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
use Livewire\Livewire;
use Tests\TestCase;

class ChallengeFactorAdaptTest extends TestCase
{
    use RefreshDatabase;

    private function keyOnlyUser(): User
    {
        $u = User::factory()->create();
        WebauthnCredential::create(['user_id' => $u->id, 'name' => 'k', 'credential_id' => 'cid', 'public_key' => '{}', 'sign_count' => 0]);

        return $u->fresh();
    }

    public function test_totp_user_sees_the_field(): void
    {
        $user = User::factory()->create(['two_factor_secret' => 'S', 'two_factor_confirmed_at' => now()]);
        session(['2fa.user' => $user->id, '2fa.remember' => false]);

        Livewire::test(TwoFactorChallenge::class)->assertSet('pendingHasTotp', true);
    }

    public function test_totp_user_sees_the_backup_link_but_not_the_backup_field(): void
    {
        $user = User::factory()->create(['two_factor_secret' => 'S', 'two_factor_confirmed_at' => now()]);
        session(['2fa.user' => $user->id, '2fa.remember' => false]);

        Livewire::test(TwoFactorChallenge::class)
            ->assertSee('000000')                                  // TOTP field present
            ->assertSee(__('auth.challenge_use_backup'))           // backup link present
            ->assertDontSee(__('auth.challenge_backup_placeholder')); // no backup field here
    }

    public function test_key_only_user_without_secure_context_is_redirected_to_the_backup_view(): void
    {
        // No domain configured → webauthnAvailable() false, pendingHasTotp false: the backup code
        // is the only usable path, so mount() sends the user straight to the dedicated view.
        $user = $this->keyOnlyUser();
        session(['2fa.user' => $user->id, '2fa.remember' => false]);

        Livewire::test(TwoFactorChallenge::class)
            ->assertRedirect(route('two-factor.challenge.backup'));
    }

    public function test_key_only_user_with_secure_context_stays_and_shows_key_plus_backup(): void
    {
        $svc = $this->mock(WebauthnService::class);
        $svc->shouldReceive('available')->andReturn(true);

        $user = $this->keyOnlyUser();
        session(['2fa.user' => $user->id, '2fa.remember' => false]);

        Livewire::test(TwoFactorChallenge::class)
            ->assertNoRedirect()
            ->assertSee(__('auth.webauthn_login'))                 // security-key button
            ->assertSee(__('auth.challenge_use_backup'))           // backup link
            ->assertDontSee('000000')                              // no TOTP field
            ->assertDontSee(__('auth.challenge_backup_placeholder')); // no inline backup field
    }
}
  • Step 2: Run it — confirm the new assertions fail

Run:

docker compose exec app php artisan test --filter=ChallengeFactorAdaptTest

Expected: FAIL — the redirect test fails (no redirect yet) and the "no backup field" assertions fail (the field is still rendered).

  • Step 3: Add the mount redirect to TwoFactorChallenge

In app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorChallenge.php, replace the mount() method with:

    public function mount()
    {
        if (! session()->has('2fa.user')) {
            return $this->redirect(route('login'), navigate: true);
        }

        // No TOTP and no usable security key (a key-only user over http + bare IP, where WebAuthn
        // has no secure context) → the backup code is the only path: go straight to its own view.
        if (! $this->pendingHasTotp && ! $this->webauthnAvailable()) {
            return $this->redirect(route('two-factor.challenge.backup'), navigate: true);
        }
    }
  • Step 4: Redesign the main challenge view

Replace the entire contents of resources/views/livewire/auth/two-factor-challenge.blade.php with:

@php
    $field = 'h-14 w-full rounded-md border border-line bg-inset text-center font-mono text-2xl font-semibold tracking-[0.5em] text-ink caret-accent placeholder:text-ink-4 focus:border-accent/40 focus:outline-none';
    $label = 'mb-1.5 block font-mono text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wider text-ink-3';
    $err = 'mt-1.5 flex items-center gap-1.5 font-mono text-[11px] text-offline';
@endphp

<div class="space-y-7">
    <div class="space-y-1.5">
        <p class="font-mono text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-accent-text">{{ __('auth.two_factor') }}</p>
        <h1 class="font-display text-2xl font-bold tracking-tight text-ink">{{ __('auth.challenge_heading') }}</h1>
        <p class="font-mono text-xs text-ink-3">{{ $this->pendingHasTotp ? __('auth.challenge_subtitle') : __('auth.challenge_key_subtitle') }}</p>
    </div>

    @if (! $this->pendingHasTotp && $this->webauthnAvailable())
        {{-- Key-only: the security key is the primary path. --}}
        <x-btn variant="primary" size="lg" class="w-full" x-data x-on:click="window.clusevWebauthn?.login($wire)">
            <x-icon name="shield" class="h-4 w-4" /> {{ __('auth.webauthn_login') }}
        </x-btn>
    @endif

    @if ($this->pendingHasTotp)
        <form wire:submit="verify" class="space-y-4">
            <div>
                <label for="code" class="{{ $label }}">{{ __('auth.code') }}</label>
                <input wire:model="code" id="code" inputmode="text" autocomplete="one-time-code" autofocus
                       class="{{ $field }}" placeholder="000000" />
                @error('code') <p class="{{ $err }}"><x-icon name="alert" class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0" />{{ $message }}</p> @enderror
            </div>

            <x-btn variant="primary" size="lg" type="submit" class="w-full" wire:loading.attr="disabled" wire:target="verify">
                <svg wire:loading wire:target="verify" class="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M21 12a9 9 0 1 1-6.219-8.56" stroke-linecap="round" /></svg>
                <span wire:loading.remove wire:target="verify">{{ __('common.confirm') }}</span>
                <span wire:loading wire:target="verify">{{ __('auth.checking') }}</span>
            </x-btn>
        </form>

        @if ($this->webauthnAvailable())
            {{-- TOTP + key: the security key is the alternate path. --}}
            <div class="flex items-center gap-3">
                <span class="h-px flex-1 bg-line"></span>
                <span class="font-mono text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider text-ink-4">{{ __('common.or') }}</span>
                <span class="h-px flex-1 bg-line"></span>
            </div>
            <x-btn variant="secondary" size="lg" class="w-full" x-data x-on:click="window.clusevWebauthn?.login($wire)">
                <x-icon name="shield" class="h-4 w-4" /> {{ __('auth.webauthn_login') }}
            </x-btn>
        @endif
    @endif

    {{-- Backup code lives on its own view — a deliberate, subordinate step. --}}
    <x-btn variant="secondary" size="lg" class="w-full" :href="route('two-factor.challenge.backup')" wire:navigate>
        {{ __('auth.challenge_use_backup') }}
    </x-btn>

    <div class="flex justify-center">
        <a href="{{ route('login') }}" wire:navigate class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-4 transition-colors hover:text-ink-2">
            <x-icon name="chevron-left" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> {{ __('auth.back_to_login') }}
        </a>
    </div>
</div>

(Compared to the old view: $fieldText removed from the @php block; the always-on backup field, the challenge_recovery_hint and the challenge_backup_only_hint paragraphs are gone; the form is wrapped in @if ($this->pendingHasTotp); the "Backup-Code verwenden" button is added before the back-to-login link.)

  • Step 5: Run the adapt test — must pass

Run:

docker compose exec app php artisan test --filter=ChallengeFactorAdaptTest

Expected: PASS (4 tests).

  • Step 6: Run the whole 2FA + auth suite — guard against regressions

Run:

docker compose exec app php artisan test --filter='TwoFactor|Challenge|Webauthn|BruteForce|Login|Factor'

Expected: PASS. (If BruteForceHardeningTest or another suite asserted the old combined-view backup field, fix that assertion to key on challenge_backup_placeholder per the substring caveat below, then re-run.)

Substring caveat: never assert assertSee/DontSee(__('auth.challenge_backup_label')) to detect the backup field — challenge_backup_label ("Backup-Code") is a substring of challenge_use_backup ("Backup-Code verwenden"). Use __('auth.challenge_backup_placeholder') (xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx), which is unique to the field.

  • Step 7: Pint + commit
docker compose exec app ./vendor/bin/pint app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorChallenge.php tests/Feature/ChallengeFactorAdaptTest.php
git add app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorChallenge.php resources/views/livewire/auth/two-factor-challenge.blade.php tests/Feature/ChallengeFactorAdaptTest.php
git commit -m "feat(auth): split backup code out of the main 2FA challenge view"

Task 5: Remove the orphaned hint keys

challenge_recovery_hint and challenge_backup_only_hint are no longer rendered by any view.

Files:

  • Modify: lang/de/auth.php, lang/en/auth.php

  • Step 1: Confirm they are unreferenced

Run:

docker compose exec app grep -rn "challenge_recovery_hint\|challenge_backup_only_hint" resources/ app/ || echo "NO REFERENCES"

Expected: NO REFERENCES. (If any line prints, stop — that view still needs the key; do not delete it.)

  • Step 2: Delete the two keys from both language files

Remove these lines from lang/de/auth.php:

    'challenge_recovery_hint' => 'Authenticator verloren? Gib einen deiner Backup-Codes ein.',
    'challenge_backup_only_hint' => 'Kein Authenticator nötig — Security-Key oder ein Backup-Code.',

And from lang/en/auth.php:

    'challenge_recovery_hint' => 'Lost your authenticator? Enter one of your backup codes.',
    'challenge_backup_only_hint' => 'No authenticator needed — use a security key or a backup code.',
  • Step 3: Verify both files still parse

Run:

docker compose exec app php -r "require 'lang/de/auth.php'; require 'lang/en/auth.php'; echo 'OK'.PHP_EOL;"

Expected: OK.

  • Step 4: Commit
git add lang/de/auth.php lang/en/auth.php
git commit -m "i18n(auth): drop orphaned 2FA recovery hint strings"

Task 6: Full verification (R12 browser + R15 Codex)

Files: none (verification only).

  • Step 1: Full test suite green

Run:

docker compose exec app php artisan test

Expected: PASS, 0 failures.

  • Step 2: Build assets

Run:

docker compose exec app npm run build

Expected: build completes, no errors.

  • Step 3: R12 browser verify — /two-factor-challenge (DE + EN)

With a pending-2FA session for a TOTP user, load /two-factor-challenge headless. Confirm:

  • HTTP 200, zero console/network errors.
  • Rendered DOM shows the TOTP field + the "Backup-Code verwenden" button + "Zurück zur Anmeldung"; no inline backup field (xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx placeholder absent).
  • No leaked @/{{ }}/$var/group.key text (R17).
  • 3 breakpoints (375 / 768 / 1280), touch targets ≥44px.

(Bare-IP setup: a key-only pending session should 302/redirect to /two-factor-challenge/backup — verify the redirect lands.)

  • Step 4: R12 browser verify — /two-factor-challenge/backup (DE + EN)

Load /two-factor-challenge/backup with a pending-2FA session. Confirm HTTP 200, zero console/network errors, the backup field + "Bestätigen" + the correct return links (for a TOTP user both "Zurück zu Anmelde-Optionen" and "Zurück zur Anmeldung"), no leaked template tokens, 3 breakpoints.

  • Step 5: R15 — Codex review clean

Run /codex:review over the branch diff. Fix anything it flags (errors or security) and re-run until it reports no errors and no security issues.

  • Step 6: Final Pint

Run:

docker compose exec app ./vendor/bin/pint --dirty

Expected: no changes / all clean. Commit if Pint reformatted anything.


Self-review notes (already reconciled with the spec)

  • Shared rate-limit bucket — Task 2 keeps the exact bucket key format; Task 3's cross-component test proves the counter spans both views.
  • No property→method churn — the computed property getPendingHasTotpProperty() moves into the trait, so every $this->pendingHasTotp blade/test usage is unchanged.
  • Redirect-loop guardback_to_options is hidden exactly when ! pendingHasTotp && ! webauthnAvailable() (covered by TwoFactorBackupTest::test_back_to_options_hidden_for_key_only_without_secure_context).
  • Substring trap — backup-field assertions use challenge_backup_placeholder, never challenge_backup_label.
  • Out of scope (Spec 2): auth-failure → fail2ban hard IP ban. Not in this plan.