Hi team,
If we implemented a dead-end start (to create a graceful closure of an app), can follow-up steps be activated if an appropriate web request is made that passes the internal validations such as step#, version, descope-project-id, etc?
AlexSecurity
03/17/2026, 4:26 PM
hi @Atharva Joshi I have a need to assess / compare current user passwords again leaked credentials circulating in attacker forums, how can I do that?
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Atharva Joshi
03/17/2026, 4:57 PM
@Bhagwanta Yeole@Aditya Arakal can you assist here?
Thanks, that helps customers create safer passwords
What about informing customers when their passwords are at risk AFTER they have set them?
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Atharva Joshi
03/18/2026, 11:21 AM
@Rahul Rijhwani please assist
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Rahul Rijhwani
03/19/2026, 12:29 PM
Hi @AlexSecurity
About informing customers when their passwords are at risk:
Descope's Pwned connector is designed to check passwords at the moment of entry in a flow. There's no built-in mechanism to periodically scan stored passwords against breach databases. Descope never stores plaintext passwords — so you can't batch-check them directly. Any proactive breach detection has to happen at a teachable moment: when the user next logs in, or via a scheduled external scan of breach data independent of Descope.
The best "proactive" moment you have inside Descope is the login flow itself. Add the Pwned breach check to your sign-in flow, not just sign-up. The user types their password → you check it against HIBP → if it's breached, branch the flow to force a password reset before proceeding.