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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Authentik Recovery Flow Automation Script
+
+This script creates a complete password recovery flow in Authentik with:
+- Password complexity policy (12 chars, mixed case, digit, symbol)
+- Recovery identification stage (username/email)
+- Recovery email stage (sends recovery token)
+- Password change stages (with validation)
+- Integration with default authentication flow
+
+Usage:
+    python3 create_recovery_flow.py <api_token> <authentik_domain>
+"""
+
+import sys
+import json
+import urllib.request
+import urllib.error
+
+
+def api_request(base_url, token, path, method='GET', data=None):
+    """Make an API request to Authentik"""
+    url = f"{base_url}{path}"
+    headers = {
+        'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}',
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+    }
+
+    request_data = json.dumps(data).encode() if data else None
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=request_data, headers=headers, method=method)
+
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as resp:
+            body = resp.read().decode()
+            if body:
+                return resp.status, json.loads(body)
+            return resp.status, {}
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+        error_body = e.read().decode()
+        try:
+            error_data = json.loads(error_body) if error_body else {'error': 'Empty error response'}
+        except:
+            error_data = {'error': error_body or 'Unknown error'}
+        return e.code, error_data
+    except Exception as e:
+        return 0, {'error': str(e)}
+
+
+def get_or_create_password_policy(base_url, token):
+    """Create password complexity policy"""
+    print("Checking for password complexity policy...")
+
+    policy_data = {
+        "name": "password-complexity",
+        "password_field": "password",
+        "amount_digits": 1,
+        "amount_uppercase": 1,
+        "amount_lowercase": 1,
+        "amount_symbols": 1,
+        "length_min": 12,
+        "symbol_charset": "!\\\"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[]^_`{|}~",
+        "error_message": "Enter a minimum of 12 characters, with at least 1 lowercase, uppercase, digit and symbol",
+        "check_static_rules": True,
+        "check_have_i_been_pwned": True,
+        "check_zxcvbn": True,
+        "hibp_allowed_count": 0,
+        "zxcvbn_score_threshold": 2
+    }
+
+    # Check if policy already exists
+    status, policies = api_request(base_url, token, '/api/v3/policies/password/')
+    print(f"  Initial check status: {status}")
+    if status == 200:
+        results = policies.get('results', [])
+        print(f"  Found {len(results)} existing policies")
+        for policy in results:
+            policy_name = policy.get('name')
+            print(f"    - {policy_name}")
+            if policy_name == 'password-complexity':
+                print(f"  ✓ Password policy already exists: {policy['pk']}")
+                return policy['pk']
+    else:
+        print(f"  Initial check failed: {policies}")
+
+    # Create new policy
+    status, policy = api_request(base_url, token, '/api/v3/policies/password/', 'POST', policy_data)
+    if status == 201:
+        print(f"  ✓ Created password policy: {policy['pk']}")
+        return policy['pk']
+    elif status == 400 and 'name' in policy:
+        # Policy with same name already exists, search for it again
+        print(f"  ! Policy name already exists, retrieving existing policy...")
+        status, policies = api_request(base_url, token, '/api/v3/policies/password/')
+        if status == 200:
+            for existing_policy in policies.get('results', []):
+                if existing_policy.get('name') == 'password-complexity':
+                    print(f"  ✓ Found existing password policy: {existing_policy['pk']}")
+                    return existing_policy['pk']
+        print(f"  ✗ Failed to find existing policy after creation conflict")
+        return None
+    else:
+        print(f"  ✗ Failed to create password policy: {policy}")
+        return None
+
+
+def get_or_create_recovery_identification_stage(base_url, token):
+    """Create recovery identification stage"""
+    print("Creating recovery identification stage...")
+
+    stage_data = {
+        "name": "recovery-authentication-identification",
+        "user_fields": ["username", "email"],
+        "password_stage": None,
+        "case_insensitive_matching": True,
+        "show_matched_user": True,
+        "pretend_user_exists": True,
+        "enable_remember_me": False
+    }
+
+    # Check if stage already exists
+    status, stages = api_request(base_url, token, '/api/v3/stages/identification/')
+    if status == 200:
+        for stage in stages.get('results', []):
+            if stage.get('name') == 'recovery-authentication-identification':
+                print(f"  ✓ Recovery identification stage already exists: {stage['pk']}")
+                return stage['pk']
+
+    # Create new stage
+    status, stage = api_request(base_url, token, '/api/v3/stages/identification/', 'POST', stage_data)
+    if status == 201:
+        print(f"  ✓ Created recovery identification stage: {stage['pk']}")
+        return stage['pk']
+    elif status == 400 and 'name' in stage:
+        # Stage with same name already exists
+        print(f"  ! Stage name already exists, retrieving existing stage...")
+        status, stages = api_request(base_url, token, '/api/v3/stages/identification/')
+        if status == 200:
+            for existing_stage in stages.get('results', []):
+                if existing_stage.get('name') == 'recovery-authentication-identification':
+                    print(f"  ✓ Found existing recovery identification stage: {existing_stage['pk']}")
+                    return existing_stage['pk']
+        print(f"  ✗ Failed to find existing stage after creation conflict")
+        return None
+    else:
+        print(f"  ✗ Failed to create recovery identification stage: {stage}")
+        return None
+
+
+def get_or_create_recovery_email_stage(base_url, token):
+    """Create recovery email stage"""
+    print("Creating recovery email stage...")
+
+    stage_data = {
+        "name": "recovery-email",
+        "use_global_settings": True,
+        "token_expiry": "minutes=30",
+        "subject": "Password recovery",
+        "template": "email/password_reset.html",
+        "activate_user_on_success": True,
+        "recovery_max_attempts": 5,
+        "recovery_cache_timeout": "minutes=5"
+    }
+
+    # Check if stage already exists
+    status, stages = api_request(base_url, token, '/api/v3/stages/email/')
+    if status == 200:
+        for stage in stages.get('results', []):
+            if stage.get('name') == 'recovery-email':
+                print(f"  ✓ Recovery email stage already exists: {stage['pk']}")
+                return stage['pk']
+
+    # Create new stage
+    status, stage = api_request(base_url, token, '/api/v3/stages/email/', 'POST', stage_data)
+    if status == 201:
+        print(f"  ✓ Created recovery email stage: {stage['pk']}")
+        return stage['pk']
+    elif status == 400 and 'name' in stage:
+        # Stage with same name already exists
+        print(f"  ! Stage name already exists, retrieving existing stage...")
+        status, stages = api_request(base_url, token, '/api/v3/stages/email/')
+        if status == 200:
+            for existing_stage in stages.get('results', []):
+                if existing_stage.get('name') == 'recovery-email':
+                    print(f"  ✓ Found existing recovery email stage: {existing_stage['pk']}")
+                    return existing_stage['pk']
+        print(f"  ✗ Failed to find existing stage after creation conflict")
+        return None
+    else:
+        print(f"  ✗ Failed to create recovery email stage: {stage}")
+        return None
+
+
+def get_existing_stage_uuid(base_url, token, stage_name, stage_type):
+    """Get UUID of an existing stage"""
+    status, stages = api_request(base_url, token, f'/api/v3/stages/{stage_type}/')
+    if status == 200:
+        for stage in stages.get('results', []):
+            if stage.get('name') == stage_name:
+                return stage['pk']
+    return None
+
+
+def get_or_create_recovery_flow(base_url, token, stage_ids):
+    """Create recovery flow with stage bindings"""
+    print("Creating recovery flow...")
+
+    flow_data = {
+        "name": "recovery",
+        "slug": "recovery",
+        "title": "Recovery",
+        "designation": "recovery",
+        "policy_engine_mode": "any",
+        "compatibility_mode": False,
+        "layout": "stacked",
+        "denied_action": "message_continue"
+    }
+
+    # Check if flow already exists
+    status, flows = api_request(base_url, token, '/api/v3/flows/instances/')
+    if status == 200:
+        for flow in flows.get('results', []):
+            if flow.get('slug') == 'recovery':
+                print(f"  ✓ Recovery flow already exists: {flow['pk']}")
+                return flow['pk']
+
+    # Create new flow
+    status, flow = api_request(base_url, token, '/api/v3/flows/instances/', 'POST', flow_data)
+    if status != 201:
+        print(f"  ✗ Failed to create recovery flow: {flow}")
+        return None
+
+    flow_uuid = flow['pk']
+    print(f"  ✓ Created recovery flow: {flow_uuid}")
+
+    # Create stage bindings
+    bindings = [
+        {"stage": stage_ids['recovery_identification'], "order": 0},
+        {"stage": stage_ids['recovery_email'], "order": 10},
+        {"stage": stage_ids['password_change_prompt'], "order": 20},
+        {"stage": stage_ids['password_change_write'], "order": 30},
+    ]
+
+    for binding in bindings:
+        binding_data = {
+            "target": flow_uuid,
+            "stage": binding['stage'],
+            "order": binding['order'],
+            "evaluate_on_plan": False,
+            "re_evaluate_policies": True,
+            "policy_engine_mode": "any",
+            "invalid_response_action": "retry"
+        }
+
+        status, result = api_request(base_url, token, '/api/v3/flows/bindings/', 'POST', binding_data)
+        if status == 201:
+            print(f"  ✓ Bound stage {binding['stage']} at order {binding['order']}")
+        else:
+            print(f"  ✗ Failed to bind stage: {result}")
+
+    return flow_uuid
+
+
+def update_password_change_prompt_stage(base_url, token, stage_uuid, password_complexity_uuid):
+    """Add password complexity policy to password change prompt stage"""
+    print("Updating password change prompt stage...")
+
+    # Get current stage configuration
+    status, stage = api_request(base_url, token, f'/api/v3/stages/prompt/stages/{stage_uuid}/')
+    if status != 200:
+        print(f"  ✗ Failed to get stage: {stage}")
+        return False
+
+    # Add password complexity to validation policies
+    validation_policies = stage.get('validation_policies', [])
+    if password_complexity_uuid not in validation_policies:
+        validation_policies.append(password_complexity_uuid)
+
+        update_data = {
+            "validation_policies": validation_policies
+        }
+
+        status, result = api_request(base_url, token, f'/api/v3/stages/prompt/stages/{stage_uuid}/', 'PATCH', update_data)
+        if status == 200:
+            print(f"  ✓ Added password complexity policy to validation")
+            return True
+        else:
+            print(f"  ✗ Failed to update stage: {result}")
+            return False
+    else:
+        print(f"  ✓ Password complexity policy already in validation")
+        return True
+
+
+def remove_separate_password_stage_from_auth_flow(base_url, token, auth_flow_uuid, password_stage_uuid):
+    """Remove separate password stage from authentication flow if it exists"""
+    print("Checking for separate password stage in authentication flow...")
+
+    # Get all flow bindings
+    status, bindings_data = api_request(base_url, token, '/api/v3/flows/bindings/')
+    if status != 200:
+        print(f"  ✗ Failed to get flow bindings: {bindings_data}")
+        return False
+
+    # Find password stage binding in auth flow
+    password_binding = None
+    for binding in bindings_data.get('results', []):
+        if binding.get('target') == auth_flow_uuid and binding.get('stage') == password_stage_uuid:
+            password_binding = binding
+            break
+
+    if not password_binding:
+        print(f"  ✓ No separate password stage found (already removed)")
+        return True
+
+    # Delete the password stage binding
+    binding_uuid = password_binding.get('pk')
+    status, result = api_request(base_url, token, f'/api/v3/flows/bindings/{binding_uuid}/', 'DELETE')
+    if status == 204 or status == 200:
+        print(f"  ✓ Removed separate password stage from authentication flow")
+        return True
+    else:
+        print(f"  ✗ Failed to remove password stage: {result}")
+        return False
+
+
+def update_authentication_identification_stage(base_url, token, stage_uuid, password_stage_uuid, recovery_flow_uuid):
+    """Update authentication identification stage with password field and recovery flow"""
+    print("Updating authentication identification stage...")
+
+    # First get the current stage configuration
+    status, current_stage = api_request(base_url, token, f'/api/v3/stages/identification/{stage_uuid}/')
+    if status != 200:
+        print(f"  ✗ Failed to get current stage: {current_stage}")
+        return False
+
+    # Check if already configured
+    if current_stage.get('password_stage') == password_stage_uuid and current_stage.get('recovery_flow') == recovery_flow_uuid:
+        print(f"  ✓ Authentication identification stage already configured")
+        return True
+
+    # Update with new values while preserving existing configuration
+    update_data = {
+        "name": current_stage.get('name'),
+        "user_fields": current_stage.get('user_fields', ["username", "email"]),
+        "password_stage": password_stage_uuid,
+        "recovery_flow": recovery_flow_uuid,
+        "case_insensitive_matching": current_stage.get('case_insensitive_matching', True),
+        "show_matched_user": current_stage.get('show_matched_user', True),
+        "pretend_user_exists": current_stage.get('pretend_user_exists', True)
+    }
+
+    status, result = api_request(base_url, token, f'/api/v3/stages/identification/{stage_uuid}/', 'PATCH', update_data)
+    if status == 200:
+        print(f"  ✓ Updated authentication identification stage")
+        print(f"    - Added password field on same page")
+        print(f"    - Added recovery flow link")
+        return True
+    else:
+        print(f"  ✗ Failed to update stage: {result}")
+        return False
+
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        print("Usage: python3 create_recovery_flow.py <api_token> <authentik_domain>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    token = sys.argv[1]
+    authentik_domain = sys.argv[2]
+
+    # Use internal localhost URL when running inside Authentik container
+    # This avoids SSL/DNS issues
+    base_url = "http://localhost:9000"
+    print(f"Using internal API endpoint: {base_url}")
+    print(f"External domain: https://{authentik_domain}\n")
+
+    print("=" * 80)
+    print("Authentik Recovery Flow Automation")
+    print("=" * 80)
+    print(f"Target: {base_url}\n")
+
+    # Step 1: Create password complexity policy
+    password_complexity_uuid = get_or_create_password_policy(base_url, token)
+    if not password_complexity_uuid:
+        print("\n✗ Failed to create password complexity policy")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Step 2: Create recovery identification stage
+    recovery_identification_uuid = get_or_create_recovery_identification_stage(base_url, token)
+    if not recovery_identification_uuid:
+        print("\n✗ Failed to create recovery identification stage")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Step 3: Create recovery email stage
+    recovery_email_uuid = get_or_create_recovery_email_stage(base_url, token)
+    if not recovery_email_uuid:
+        print("\n✗ Failed to create recovery email stage")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Step 4: Get existing stage and flow UUIDs
+    print("\nGetting existing stage and flow UUIDs...")
+    password_change_prompt_uuid = get_existing_stage_uuid(base_url, token, 'default-password-change-prompt', 'prompt/stages')
+    password_change_write_uuid = get_existing_stage_uuid(base_url, token, 'default-password-change-write', 'user_write')
+    auth_identification_uuid = get_existing_stage_uuid(base_url, token, 'default-authentication-identification', 'identification')
+    auth_password_uuid = get_existing_stage_uuid(base_url, token, 'default-authentication-password', 'password')
+
+    # Get default authentication flow UUID
+    status, flows = api_request(base_url, token, '/api/v3/flows/instances/')
+    auth_flow_uuid = None
+    if status == 200:
+        for flow in flows.get('results', []):
+            if flow.get('slug') == 'default-authentication-flow':
+                auth_flow_uuid = flow.get('pk')
+                break
+
+    if not all([password_change_prompt_uuid, password_change_write_uuid, auth_identification_uuid, auth_password_uuid, auth_flow_uuid]):
+        print("  ✗ Failed to find all required existing stages and flows")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print(f"  ✓ Found all existing stages and flows")
+
+    # Step 5: Create recovery flow
+    stage_ids = {
+        'recovery_identification': recovery_identification_uuid,
+        'recovery_email': recovery_email_uuid,
+        'password_change_prompt': password_change_prompt_uuid,
+        'password_change_write': password_change_write_uuid
+    }
+
+    recovery_flow_uuid = get_or_create_recovery_flow(base_url, token, stage_ids)
+    if not recovery_flow_uuid:
+        print("\n✗ Failed to create recovery flow")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Step 6: Update password change prompt stage
+    if not update_password_change_prompt_stage(base_url, token, password_change_prompt_uuid, password_complexity_uuid):
+        print("\n⚠ Warning: Failed to update password change prompt stage")
+
+    # Step 7: Update authentication identification stage
+    if not update_authentication_identification_stage(base_url, token, auth_identification_uuid, auth_password_uuid, recovery_flow_uuid):
+        print("\n⚠ Warning: Failed to update authentication identification stage")
+
+    # Step 8: Remove separate password stage from authentication flow
+    if not remove_separate_password_stage_from_auth_flow(base_url, token, auth_flow_uuid, auth_password_uuid):
+        print("\n⚠ Warning: Failed to remove separate password stage (may not exist)")
+
+    # Success!
+    print("\n" + "=" * 80)
+    print("✓ Recovery Flow Configuration Complete!")
+    print("=" * 80)
+    print(f"\nRecovery Flow UUID: {recovery_flow_uuid}")
+    print(f"Recovery URL: https://{authentik_domain}/if/flow/recovery/")
+    print(f"\nFeatures enabled:")
+    print("  ✓ Password complexity policy (12 chars, mixed case, digit, symbol)")
+    print("  ✓ Recovery email with 30-minute token")
+    print("  ✓ Password + username on same login page")
+    print("  ✓ 'Forgot password?' link on login page")
+    print("\nTest the recovery flow:")
+    print(f"  1. Visit: https://{authentik_domain}/if/flow/default-authentication-flow/")
+    print("  2. Click 'Forgot password?' link")
+    print("  3. Enter username or email")
+    print("  4. Check email for recovery link")
+    print("=" * 80)
+
+    # Output JSON for Ansible
+    result = {
+        "success": True,
+        "recovery_flow_uuid": recovery_flow_uuid,
+        "password_complexity_uuid": password_complexity_uuid,
+        "recovery_url": f"https://{authentik_domain}/if/flow/recovery/"
+    }
+    print("\n" + json.dumps(result))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()