🔐 Password Reset App - Backend

This is the backend server of a full-stack authentication and password reset application. It handles secure user registration, login, forgot password, and password reset via email using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and JWT.

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🚀 Features

• 📝 User Registration & Login
• 🔑 JWT-based Authentication
• 📩 Forgot Password (via email)
• ♻️ Secure Reset Password (token with expiry)
• 🔐 Password hashing with bcryptjs
• 💌 Email handling via nodemailer
• 🔐 Reset token securely generated using built-in crypto module
• 🌐 CORS enabled for frontend integration
• 📦 Environment variables for secure configs

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• 🟢 Node.js – JavaScript runtime for backend
• 🚂 Express.js – Web framework
• 🗃️ MongoDB – NoSQL database
• 🔐 JWT (jsonwebtoken) – Token-based authentication
• 🔑 bcryptjs – For password hashing
• 🧪 crypto – Built-in Node module for generating secure tokens
• 💌 Nodemailer – For sending reset password emails
• 🧬 dotenv – Manage environment variables

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🔗 API Endpoints

Method	Route	Description
POST	/api/register	Register new user
POST	/api/login	Login and get token
POST	/api/forgot-password	Send reset link
POST	/api/reset-password	Reset password

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🧪 Testing

You can test the backend using:

• ✅ Postman (send requests manually)
• ✅ Frontend React App (connected via Axios)