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# Redis & Auth0 Updates and investigation

Made backend reliability improvements to Redis caching and Auth0 authentication, including better multi-factor authentication handling and more efficient async cache operations.

**This includes:**

* Improved handling of multi-factor authentication responses
* More efficient async cache operations

**How it benefits the Merchant**

Improves login reliability and site performance behind the scenes, reducing the chance of authentication or caching-related errors for customers and staff.

**Potential FAQs**

Q: Do I need to do anything to benefit from these improvements?

A: No — these are backend reliability improvements applied automatically.

Q: Will this change how MFA works for my users?

A: It improves handling of MFA responses but doesn't change the MFA flow itself based on the description.