Forgot/Reset Passwords in Golang with SMTP HTML Email

This article will teach you how to add a secure forgot/reset password feature to a Golang RESTful API application. We will generate the HTML Email templates with the standard Golang template package and send them via SMTP with the Gomail package.

Topics Covered

• Forgot Password and Password Reset Flow
• Create the Database Models with GORM
• Create an SMTP Account
• Setup the HTML Templates
  • Add the Email Template CSS
  • Add the Password Reset HTML Template
• Encoding/Decoding the Password Reset Code
• Create a Utility Function to Send the Emails
• Add the Forgot Password Route Handler
• Add the Reset Password Route Handler
• Add the API Routes to the Gin Middleware Stack

Read the entire article here: https://codevoweb.com/forgot-reset-passwords-in-golang-with-html-email

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1. How to Setup Golang GORM RESTful API Project with Postgres

How to Setup Golang GORM RESTful API Project with Postgres

2. API with Golang + GORM + PostgreSQL: Access & Refresh Tokens

API with Golang + GORM + PostgreSQL: Access & Refresh Tokens

3. Golang and GORM - User Registration and Email Verification

Golang and GORM - User Registration and Email Verification

4. Forgot/Reset Passwords in Golang with SMTP HTML Email

Forgot/Reset Passwords in Golang with SMTP HTML Email

5. Build a RESTful CRUD API with Golang

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