diff --git a/webapp/components/PasswordReset/ChangePassword.spec.js b/webapp/components/PasswordReset/ChangePassword.spec.js
index a6722f016..e93d5d00d 100644
--- a/webapp/components/PasswordReset/ChangePassword.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/PasswordReset/ChangePassword.spec.js
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ describe('ChangePassword ', () => {
       })
     }
 
-    describe('given email and verification code', () => {
+    describe('given email and verification nonce', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         propsData.email = 'mail@example.org'
-        propsData.code = '123456'
+        propsData.nonce = '123456'
       })
 
       describe('submitting new password', () => {
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ describe('ChangePassword ', () => {
 
         it('delivers new password to backend', () => {
           const expected = expect.objectContaining({
-            variables: { code: '123456', email: 'mail@example.org', password: 'supersecret' },
+            variables: { nonce: '123456', email: 'mail@example.org', password: 'supersecret' },
           })
           expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expected)
         })
 
         describe('password reset successful', () => {
           it('displays success message', () => {
-            const expected = 'verify-code.form.change-password.success'
+            const expected = 'verify-nonce.form.change-password.success'
             expect(mocks.$t).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expected)
           })
 
diff --git a/webapp/components/PasswordReset/ChangePassword.vue b/webapp/components/PasswordReset/ChangePassword.vue
index f59edffa1..3de4f048a 100644
--- a/webapp/components/PasswordReset/ChangePassword.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/PasswordReset/ChangePassword.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <ds-card class="verify-code">
+  <ds-card class="verify-nonce">
     <ds-space margin="large">
       <ds-form
         v-if="!changePasswordResult"
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@
         <template v-if="changePasswordResult === 'success'">
           <sweetalert-icon icon="success" />
           <ds-text>
-            {{ $t(`verify-code.form.change-password.success`) }}
+            {{ $t(`verify-nonce.form.change-password.success`) }}
           </ds-text>
         </template>
         <template v-else>
           <sweetalert-icon icon="error" />
           <ds-text align="left">
-            {{ $t(`verify-code.form.change-password.error`) }}
-            {{ $t('verify-code.form.change-password.help') }}
+            {{ $t(`verify-nonce.form.change-password.error`) }}
+            {{ $t('verify-nonce.form.change-password.help') }}
           </ds-text>
           <a href="mailto:support@human-connection.org">support@human-connection.org</a>
         </template>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export default {
   },
   props: {
     email: { type: String, required: true },
-    code: { type: String, required: true },
+    nonce: { type: String, required: true },
   },
   data() {
     const passwordForm = PasswordForm({ translate: this.$t })
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ export default {
   methods: {
     async handleSubmitPassword() {
       const mutation = gql`
-        mutation($code: String!, $email: String!, $password: String!) {
-          resetPassword(code: $code, email: $email, newPassword: $password)
+        mutation($nonce: String!, $email: String!, $password: String!) {
+          resetPassword(nonce: $nonce, email: $email, newPassword: $password)
         }
       `
       const { password } = this.formData
-      const { email, code } = this
-      const variables = { password, email, code }
+      const { email, nonce } = this
+      const variables = { password, email, nonce }
       try {
         const {
           data: { resetPassword },
diff --git a/webapp/components/PasswordReset/VerifyCode.spec.js b/webapp/components/PasswordReset/VerifyNonce.spec.js
similarity index 62%
rename from webapp/components/PasswordReset/VerifyCode.spec.js
rename to webapp/components/PasswordReset/VerifyNonce.spec.js
index 22cdfd885..ebe552f0d 100644
--- a/webapp/components/PasswordReset/VerifyCode.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/PasswordReset/VerifyNonce.spec.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { mount, createLocalVue } from '@vue/test-utils'
-import VerifyCode from './VerifyCode'
+import VerifyNonce from './VerifyNonce.vue'
 import Styleguide from '@human-connection/styleguide'
 
 const localVue = createLocalVue()
 
 localVue.use(Styleguide)
 
-describe('VerifyCode ', () => {
+describe('VerifyNonce ', () => {
   let wrapper
   let Wrapper
   let mocks
@@ -25,27 +25,27 @@ describe('VerifyCode ', () => {
     beforeEach(jest.useFakeTimers)
 
     Wrapper = () => {
-      return mount(VerifyCode, {
+      return mount(VerifyNonce, {
         mocks,
         localVue,
         propsData,
       })
     }
 
-    it('renders a verify code form', () => {
+    it('renders a verify nonce form', () => {
       wrapper = Wrapper()
-      expect(wrapper.find('.verify-code').exists()).toBe(true)
+      expect(wrapper.find('.verify-nonce').exists()).toBe(true)
     })
 
-    describe('after verification code given', () => {
+    describe('after verification nonce given', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         wrapper = Wrapper()
-        wrapper.find('input#code').setValue('123456')
+        wrapper.find('input#nonce').setValue('123456')
         wrapper.find('form').trigger('submit')
       })
 
-      it('emits `verifyCode`', () => {
-        const expected = [[{ code: '123456', email: 'mail@example.org' }]]
+      it('emits `verification`', () => {
+        const expected = [[{ nonce: '123456', email: 'mail@example.org' }]]
         expect(wrapper.emitted('verification')).toEqual(expected)
       })
     })
diff --git a/webapp/components/PasswordReset/VerifyCode.vue b/webapp/components/PasswordReset/VerifyNonce.vue
similarity index 70%
rename from webapp/components/PasswordReset/VerifyCode.vue
rename to webapp/components/PasswordReset/VerifyNonce.vue
index de1495e36..94ae13564 100644
--- a/webapp/components/PasswordReset/VerifyCode.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/PasswordReset/VerifyNonce.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <ds-card class="verify-code">
+  <ds-card class="verify-nonce">
     <ds-space margin="large">
       <ds-form
         v-model="formData"
@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@
         @input-valid="handleInputValid"
       >
         <ds-input
-          :placeholder="$t('verify-code.form.code')"
-          model="code"
-          name="code"
-          id="code"
+          :placeholder="$t('verify-nonce.form.nonce')"
+          model="nonce"
+          name="nonce"
+          id="nonce"
           icon="question-circle"
         />
         <ds-space margin-botton="large">
           <ds-text>
-            {{ $t('verify-code.form.description') }}
+            {{ $t('verify-nonce.form.description') }}
           </ds-text>
         </ds-space>
         <ds-button :disabled="disabled" primary fullwidth name="submit" type="submit">
-          {{ $t('verify-code.form.next') }}
+          {{ $t('verify-nonce.form.next') }}
         </ds-button>
       </ds-form>
     </ds-space>
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ export default {
   data() {
     return {
       formData: {
-        code: '',
+        nonce: '',
       },
       formSchema: {
-        code: {
+        nonce: {
           type: 'string',
           min: 6,
           max: 6,
           required: true,
-          message: this.$t('common.validations.verification-code'),
+          message: this.$t('common.validations.verification-nonce'),
         },
       },
       disabled: true,
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ export default {
       this.disabled = false
     },
     handleSubmitVerify() {
-      const { code } = this.formData
+      const { nonce } = this.formData
       const email = this.email
-      this.$emit('verification', { email, code })
+      this.$emit('verification', { email, nonce })
     },
   },
 }
diff --git a/webapp/locales/de.json b/webapp/locales/de.json
index 0d283f8af..a28baa2f9 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/de.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/de.json
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@
       "success": "Dein Benutzerkonto wurde erstellt!"
     }
   },
-  "verify-code": {
+  "verify-nonce": {
     "form": {
-      "code": "Code eingeben",
+      "nonce": "Code eingeben",
       "description": "Öffne dein E-Mail Postfach und gib den Code ein, den wir geschickt haben.",
       "next": "Weiter",
       "change-password": {
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
     "validations": {
       "email": "muss eine gültige E-Mail Adresse sein",
       "url": "muss eine gültige URL sein",
-      "verification-code": "muss genau 6 Buchstaben lang sein"
+      "verification-nonce": "muss genau 6 Buchstaben lang sein"
     }
   },
   "actions": {
diff --git a/webapp/locales/en.json b/webapp/locales/en.json
index b1283c9b2..e08f7bdad 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/en.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/en.json
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@
       "success": "Your account has been created!"
     }
   },
-  "verify-code": {
+  "verify-nonce": {
     "form": {
-      "code": "Enter your code",
+      "nonce": "Enter your code",
       "description": "Open your inbox and enter the code that we've sent to you.",
       "next": "Continue",
       "change-password": {
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
     "validations": {
       "email": "must be a valid email address",
       "url": "must be a valid URL",
-      "verification-code": "must be 6 characters long"
+      "verification-nonce": "must be 6 characters long"
     }
   },
   "actions": {
diff --git a/webapp/locales/pl.json b/webapp/locales/pl.json
index ed5f049ab..f6880e157 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/pl.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/pl.json
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
       "submitted": "Na adres <b>{email}</b> została wysłana wiadomość z dalszymi instrukcjami."
     }
   },
-  "verify-code": {
+  "verify-nonce": {
     "form": {
-      "code": "Wprowadź swój kod",
+      "nonce": "Wprowadź swój kod",
       "description": "Otwórz swoją skrzynkę odbiorczą i wpisz kod, który do Ciebie wysłaliśmy.",
       "next": "Kontynuuj",
       "change-password": {
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
     "reportContent": "Sprawozdanie",
     "validations": {
       "email": "musi być ważny adres e-mail.",
-      "verification-code": "musi mieć długość 6 znaków."
+      "verification-nonce": "musi mieć długość 6 znaków."
     }
   },
   "actions": {
diff --git a/webapp/nuxt.config.js b/webapp/nuxt.config.js
index 9a0839058..f4287da1c 100644
--- a/webapp/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/webapp/nuxt.config.js
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ module.exports = {
       'login',
       'logout',
       'password-reset-request',
-      'password-reset-verify-code',
+      'password-reset-verify-nonce',
       'password-reset-change-password',
-      // 'registration-signup', TODO: uncomment to open public registration
-      'registration-signup-by-invitation-code',
-      'registration-verify-code',
+      // 'registration-signup', TODO: implement to open public registration
+      // 'registration-signup-by-invitation-code',
+      // 'registration-verify-nonce',
       'registration-create-user-account',
       'pages-slug',
       'imprint',
diff --git a/webapp/pages/password-reset/change-password.vue b/webapp/pages/password-reset/change-password.vue
index 12ccc192a..7ab124782 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/password-reset/change-password.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/password-reset/change-password.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <change-password
     :email="email"
-    :code="code"
+    :nonce="nonce"
     @passwordResetResponse="handlePasswordResetResponse"
   />
 </template>
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import ChangePassword from '~/components/PasswordReset/ChangePassword'
 
 export default {
   data() {
-    const { email = '', code = '' } = this.$route.query
-    return { email, code }
+    const { email = '', nonce = '' } = this.$route.query
+    return { email, nonce }
   },
   components: {
     ChangePassword,
diff --git a/webapp/pages/password-reset/request.vue b/webapp/pages/password-reset/request.vue
index b7e5fe21a..aa1b1ef05 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/password-reset/request.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/password-reset/request.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     handlePasswordResetRequested({ email }) {
-      this.$router.push({ path: 'verify-code', query: { email } })
+      this.$router.push({ path: 'verify-nonce', query: { email } })
     },
   },
 }
diff --git a/webapp/pages/password-reset/verify-code.vue b/webapp/pages/password-reset/verify-nonce.vue
similarity index 55%
rename from webapp/pages/password-reset/verify-code.vue
rename to webapp/pages/password-reset/verify-nonce.vue
index c814ea9ba..728eadf4c 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/password-reset/verify-code.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/password-reset/verify-nonce.vue
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 <template>
-  <verify-code :email="email" @verification="handleVerification" />
+  <verify-nonce :email="email" @verification="handleVerification" />
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import VerifyCode from '~/components/PasswordReset/VerifyCode'
+import VerifyNonce from '~/components/PasswordReset/VerifyNonce'
 
 export default {
   components: {
-    VerifyCode,
+    VerifyNonce,
   },
   data() {
     const { email = '' } = this.$route.query
     return { email }
   },
   methods: {
-    handleVerification({ email, code }) {
-      this.$router.push({ path: 'change-password', query: { email, code } })
+    handleVerification({ email, nonce }) {
+      this.$router.push({ path: 'change-password', query: { email, nonce } })
     },
   },
 }