diff --git a/app/controllers/devise_overrides/sessions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/devise_overrides/sessions_controller.rb
index bf3a7f221..974fb05e4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/devise_overrides/sessions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/devise_overrides/sessions_controller.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ class DeviseOverrides::SessionsController < DeviseTokenAuth::SessionsController
     return handle_mfa_verification if mfa_verification_request?
     return handle_sso_authentication if sso_authentication_request?
 
-    super do |resource|
-      return handle_mfa_required(resource) if resource&.mfa_enabled?
-    end
+    user = find_user_for_authentication
+    return handle_mfa_required(user) if user&.mfa_enabled?
+
+    # Only proceed with standard authentication if no MFA is required
+    super
   end
 
   def render_create_success
@@ -23,6 +25,17 @@ class DeviseOverrides::SessionsController < DeviseTokenAuth::SessionsController
 
   private
 
+  def find_user_for_authentication
+    return nil unless params[:email].present? && params[:password].present?
+
+    normalized_email = params[:email].strip.downcase
+    user = User.from_email(normalized_email)
+    return nil unless user&.valid_password?(params[:password])
+    return nil unless user.active_for_authentication?
+
+    user
+  end
+
   def mfa_verification_request?
     params[:mfa_token].present?
   end
@@ -59,10 +72,10 @@ class DeviseOverrides::SessionsController < DeviseTokenAuth::SessionsController
     @resource = user if user&.valid_sso_auth_token?(params[:sso_auth_token])
   end
 
-  def handle_mfa_required(resource)
+  def handle_mfa_required(user)
     render json: {
       mfa_required: true,
-      mfa_token: Mfa::TokenService.new(user: resource).generate_token
+      mfa_token: Mfa::TokenService.new(user: user).generate_token
     }, status: :partial_content
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/tasks/mfa.rake b/lib/tasks/mfa.rake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df2e8c425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/mfa.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+module MfaTasks
+  def self.find_user_or_exit(email)
+    abort 'Error: Please provide an email address' if email.blank?
+    user = User.from_email(email)
+    abort "Error: User with email '#{email}' not found" unless user
+    user
+  end
+
+  def self.reset_user_mfa(user)
+    user.update!(
+      otp_required_for_login: false,
+      otp_secret: nil,
+      otp_backup_codes: nil
+    )
+  end
+
+  def self.reset_single(args)
+    user = find_user_or_exit(args[:email])
+    abort "MFA is already disabled for #{args[:email]}" if !user.otp_required_for_login? && user.otp_secret.nil?
+    reset_user_mfa(user)
+    puts "✓ MFA has been successfully reset for #{args[:email]}"
+  rescue StandardError => e
+    abort "Error resetting MFA: #{e.message}"
+  end
+
+  def self.reset_all
+    print 'Are you sure you want to reset MFA for ALL users? This cannot be undone! (yes/no): '
+    abort 'Operation cancelled' unless $stdin.gets.chomp.downcase == 'yes'
+
+    affected_users = User.where(otp_required_for_login: true).or(User.where.not(otp_secret: nil))
+    count = affected_users.count
+    abort 'No users have MFA enabled' if count.zero?
+
+    puts "\nResetting MFA for #{count} user(s)..."
+    affected_users.find_each { |user| reset_user_mfa(user) }
+    puts "✓ MFA has been reset for #{count} user(s)"
+  end
+
+  def self.generate_backup_codes(args)
+    user = find_user_or_exit(args[:email])
+    abort "Error: MFA is not enabled for #{args[:email]}" unless user.otp_required_for_login?
+
+    service = Mfa::ManagementService.new(user: user)
+    codes = service.generate_backup_codes!
+    puts "\nNew backup codes generated for #{args[:email]}:"
+    codes.each { |code| puts code }
+  end
+end
+
+namespace :mfa do
+  desc 'Reset MFA for a specific user by email'
+  task :reset, [:email] => :environment do |_task, args|
+    MfaTasks.reset_single(args)
+  end
+
+  desc 'Reset MFA for all users in the system'
+  task reset_all: :environment do
+    MfaTasks.reset_all
+  end
+
+  desc 'Generate new backup codes for a user'
+  task :generate_backup_codes, [:email] => :environment do |_task, args|
+    MfaTasks.generate_backup_codes(args)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/devise_overrides/sessions_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/devise_overrides/sessions_controller_spec.rb
index 31f308c8e..8ee012670 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/devise_overrides/sessions_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/devise_overrides/sessions_controller_spec.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,26 @@ RSpec.describe DeviseOverrides::SessionsController, type: :controller do
         expect(json_response['mfa_token']).to be_present
       end
 
+      it 'does not return authentication tokens before MFA verification' do
+        post :create, params: { email: user.email, password: 'Test@123456' }
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:partial_content)
+
+        # Check that no authentication headers are present
+        expect(response.headers['access-token']).to be_nil
+        expect(response.headers['uid']).to be_nil
+        expect(response.headers['client']).to be_nil
+        expect(response.headers['Authorization']).to be_nil
+
+        # Check that no bearer token is present in any form
+        response.headers.each do |key, value|
+          expect(value.to_s).not_to include('Bearer') if key.downcase.include?('auth')
+        end
+
+        json_response = response.parsed_body
+        expect(json_response['data']).to be_nil
+      end
+
       context 'when verifying MFA' do
         let(:mfa_token) { Mfa::TokenService.new(user: user).generate_token }