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5beeb5738a feat: Add recovery code MFA support (#9954)
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One-time recovery codes are a common multi-factor authentication (MFA)
backup method, letting users access their account if they lose other MFA
devices. Support for recovery codes can also reduce support burden for
users locked out of their accounts and provide a more secure and
reliable form of verification than security questions.

# Which Problems Are Solved

Zitadel currently lacks support for recovery codes.

# How the Problems Are Solved

This PR partially addresses recovery code support in Zitadel.
Importantly, it adds recovery codes as a new 2FA `Factor` and an
additional `Check` type for the Session API.

```
Example recovery code flow:

1. User generates N new recovery codes using `POST /v2/users/{user_id}/recovery_codes`
2. Zitadel hashes and stores these codes and returns the un-hashed codes in the response
3. User creates new session with an additional check: `recoveryCode`
4. Code is checked against hash and, if valid, cannot be used again
5. User attempts to adds N more codes using the same endpoint 
6. If `remaining_codes + N <= RecoveryCodes->MaxCount` config value, then recovery codes are added in addition to original codes
7. User can remove all recovery codes using `DEL /v2/users/:userId/recovery_codes` 
```
This PR adds: 
- [x] Session recovery_code check support on `POST+PATCH /v2/sessions`
endpoints
- [x] Adds `mfa_recovery_code_checked_at` column (default null) to
`projections.sessions8` table
- [x] Support for `SECOND_FACTOR_TYPE_RECOVERY_CODES` as available 2FA
method on login policy
- [x] Support for importing recovery codes in /import code

Missing, will _not_ implement in this PR:
- [ ] Admin console support for displaying Recovery Code settings for
user(s)
- [ ] Zitadel Typescript login support for recovery codes 

TODO: 
- [x] Additional unit and integration tests
- [x] Error translations

# Additional Changes

None

# Additional Context

- Closes #6898

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Co-authored-by: Livio Spring <[email protected]>
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Zitadel Console

The Console is Zitadels management UI.

It is built using Angular and part of the Zitadel monorepo.

To get started follow the contributing quick start.

Building

To build for production:

pnpm nx run @zitadel/console:build

This will:

  1. Generate proto files (via prebuild script)
  2. Build the Angular app with production optimizations

Linting

To run linting and formatting checks:

pnpm nx @zitadel/console:lint

To auto-fix formatting issues:

pnpm nx @zitadel/console:lint-fix

Project Structure

  • src/app/proto/generated/ - Generated proto files (Angular-specific format)
  • buf.gen.yaml - Local proto generation configuration
  • project.json - Nx orchestration and caching for builds and tests
  • prebuild.development.js - Development environment configuration script

Dependency Chain

The Console app has the following build dependencies managed by Nx:

  1. @zitadel/proto:generate - Generates the protobuf stubs
  2. @zitadel/client:build - Builds the TypeScript gRPC client library
  3. @zitadel/console:generate - Generates Console-specific protobuf stubs
  4. @zitadel/console:build - Creates a production build from Console

This ensures that the Console always has access to the latest client library and protobuf definitions.

Proto Generation Details

  1. @zitadel/proto generation: Modern ES modules with @bufbuild/protobuf for v2 APIs
  2. Local buf.gen.yaml generation: Traditional protobuf JavaScript classes for v1 APIs

The Console app calls Zitadel v1 and v2 APIs. As long as the Console still calls v1 APIs, it needs to import client stubs from separate sources:

Legacy v1 API (Traditional Protobuf)

  • Uses local buf.gen.yaml configuration
  • Generates traditional Google protobuf JavaScript classes extending jspb.Message
  • Uses plugins: protocolbuffers/js, grpc/web, grpc-ecosystem/openapiv2
  • Output: src/app/proto/generated/
  • Used for: Most existing Console functionality

Modern v2 API (ES Modules)

  • Uses @zitadel/proto package generation
  • Generates modern ES modules with @bufbuild/protobuf
  • Uses plugin: @bufbuild/es with ES modules and JSON types
  • Output: login/packages/zitadel-proto/
  • Used for: New user v2 API and services

Dependency Management

The Console's project.json ensures proper execution order:

  1. @zitadel/proto:generate runs first (modern ES modules)
  2. Console's local generation runs second (traditional protobuf)
  3. Build/lint/start tasks depend on both generations being complete

This approach allows the Console app to use both v1 and v2 APIs while maintaining proper build dependencies.

Legacy Information

This project was originally generated with Angular CLI version 8.3.20 and has been updated over time.