---
name: "Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::Action::GeneratePasswordToken"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libjifty-perl"
version: "1.10518+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::Action::GeneratePasswordToken"
---

# Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::Action::GeneratePasswordToken(3pm)

generate password token

## NAME

Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::PasswordAction::GeneratePasswordToken - generate password token

### arguments

We need the email of the user we're fetching a token for, so we can return the salt.

### take\_action

Generate a token and throw it back to the browser.  Also, return the user's password salt in `$self`-\>result-\>content.