diff --git a/src/user_engine/web.py b/src/user_engine/web.py
index 9939c3a..37a3dff 100644
--- a/src/user_engine/web.py
+++ b/src/user_engine/web.py
@@ -171,6 +171,44 @@ class PortalApplication:
             actor = self._optional_actor(environ)
             return self._html(start_response, self._home(actor), correlation_id)
 
+        if path == "/register" and method == "GET":
+            if not self.public_registration or self.registration_verification is None:
+                raise NotFoundError("public registration is unavailable")
+            token = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+            return self._html(
+                start_response, self._registration_form(token), correlation_id,
+                extra_headers=[("Set-Cookie", self._registration_csrf_cookie(token))],
+            )
+        if path == "/register" and method == "POST":
+            body = self._form_body(environ)
+            self._require_registration_csrf(environ, str(body.get("csrf_token", "")))
+            return self._start_public_registration(
+                environ, start_response, correlation_id, body=body, browser=True
+            )
+        if path == "/registration/verify" and method == "GET":
+            query = parse_qs(str(environ.get("QUERY_STRING", "")))
+            handle = str(query.get("handle", [""])[0])
+            if len(handle) < 16:
+                raise ValidationError("verification handle is invalid")
+            token = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+            return self._html(
+                start_response, self._registration_verification_form(token, handle),
+                correlation_id,
+                extra_headers=[("Set-Cookie", self._registration_csrf_cookie(token))],
+            )
+        if path == "/registration/verify" and method == "POST":
+            body = self._form_body(environ)
+            self._require_registration_csrf(environ, str(body.get("csrf_token", "")))
+            return self._verify_public_registration(
+                environ, start_response, correlation_id, body=body, browser=True
+            )
+        if path == "/registration/resume" and method == "POST":
+            body = self._form_body(environ)
+            self._require_registration_csrf(environ, str(body.get("csrf_token", "")))
+            return self._resume_public_registration(
+                environ, start_response, correlation_id, body=body, browser=True
+            )
+
         if path == "/api/v1/public/registrations" and method == "POST":
             return self._start_public_registration(
                 environ, start_response, correlation_id
@@ -820,10 +858,11 @@ class PortalApplication:
         environ: Mapping[str, Any],
         start_response: StartResponse,
         correlation_id: str,
+        *, body: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None, browser: bool = False,
     ) -> Iterable[bytes]:
         if not self.public_registration or self.registration_verification is None:
             raise NotFoundError("public registration is unavailable")
-        body = self._body(environ)
+        body = body if body is not None else self._body(environ)
         username = self._registration_username(body.get("username"))
         email = self._registration_email(body.get("email"))
         display_name = str(body.get("display_name") or "").strip() or None
@@ -865,6 +904,17 @@ class PortalApplication:
                 display_name=display_name,
             )
         )
+        if browser:
+            return self._html(
+                start_response,
+                self._page_html(
+                    "Check your email",
+                    "<h1>Check your email.</h1>"
+                    "<p>If the address can be registered, a verification link is on its way. "
+                    "The link expires after 30 minutes.</p>",
+                ),
+                correlation_id,
+            )
         return self._json(
             start_response,
             "202 Accepted",
@@ -877,10 +927,11 @@ class PortalApplication:
         environ: Mapping[str, Any],
         start_response: StartResponse,
         correlation_id: str,
+        *, body: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None, browser: bool = False,
     ) -> Iterable[bytes]:
         if not self.public_registration or self.registration_verification is None:
             raise NotFoundError("public registration is unavailable")
-        body = self._body(environ)
+        body = body if body is not None else self._body(environ)
         evidence = self.registration_verification.consume(str(body.get("handle") or ""))
         session = self.service.store.registration_session(evidence.registration_id)
         if session is None:
@@ -932,19 +983,32 @@ class PortalApplication:
             return self._provision_public_registration(
                 start_response, actor, completion.user, completion.session,
                 evidence.normalized_email, evidence.display_name,
-                evidence.preferred_username, correlation_id,
+                evidence.preferred_username, correlation_id, browser=browser,
             )
         except RuntimeError:
+            if browser:
+                token = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+                return self._html(
+                    start_response,
+                    self._registration_resume_form(
+                        token, updated.registration_id, resume_handle
+                    ),
+                    correlation_id,
+                    extra_headers=[("Set-Cookie", self._registration_csrf_cookie(token))],
+                )
             return self._json(start_response, "202 Accepted", {
                 "status": "provisioning_pending",
                 "registration_id": updated.registration_id,
                 "resume_handle": resume_handle,
             }, correlation_id)
 
-    def _resume_public_registration(self, environ, start_response, correlation_id):
+    def _resume_public_registration(
+        self, environ, start_response, correlation_id, *,
+        body: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None, browser: bool = False,
+    ):
         if not self.public_registration:
             raise NotFoundError("public registration is unavailable")
-        body = self._body(environ)
+        body = body if body is not None else self._body(environ)
         session = self.service.store.registration_session(str(body.get("registration_id") or ""))
         handle = str(body.get("resume_handle") or "")
         digest = hashlib.sha256(handle.encode()).hexdigest()
@@ -970,11 +1034,13 @@ class PortalApplication:
         return self._provision_public_registration(
             start_response, actor, user, session, email_factor.normalized_value,
             user.display_name, str(session.applicant_username), correlation_id,
+            browser=browser,
         )
 
     def _provision_public_registration(
         self, start_response, actor, user, session, email, display_name,
         preferred_username, correlation_id,
+        *, browser: bool = False,
     ):
         provisioned = self.provisioning.provision(
             ProvisioningRequest(
@@ -1001,6 +1067,17 @@ class PortalApplication:
         )
         if provisioned.password_setup_url:
             self._validate_registration_handoff(provisioned.password_setup_url)
+            if browser:
+                return self._html(
+                    start_response,
+                    self._page_html(
+                        "Create your password",
+                        "<h1>Your identity is ready.</h1>"
+                        "<p>Continue to the protected identity service to create your password.</p>"
+                        f'<p><a class="button" rel="noreferrer" href="{escape(provisioned.password_setup_url)}">Create password</a></p>',
+                    ),
+                    correlation_id,
+                )
             return self._redirect(
                 start_response, provisioned.password_setup_url, correlation_id
             )
@@ -1075,6 +1152,22 @@ class PortalApplication:
         if not supplied or not secrets.compare_digest(supplied, expected):
             raise AuthorizationDenied("invalid CSRF token")
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _registration_csrf_cookie(token: str) -> str:
+        return (
+            f"ue_registration_csrf={token}; Path=/; HttpOnly; Secure; "
+            "SameSite=Strict; Max-Age=1800"
+        )
+
+    def _require_registration_csrf(
+        self, environ: Mapping[str, Any], supplied: str
+    ) -> None:
+        expected = cookie_value(
+            str(environ.get("HTTP_COOKIE", "")), "ue_registration_csrf"
+        )
+        if not supplied or not expected or not secrets.compare_digest(supplied, expected):
+            raise AuthorizationDenied("invalid registration CSRF token")
+
     @staticmethod
     def _page(environ: Mapping[str, Any]) -> tuple[int, int]:
         query = parse_qs(str(environ.get("QUERY_STRING", "")))
@@ -1101,7 +1194,14 @@ class PortalApplication:
             f"<p>Signed in as <strong>{escape(actor.preferred_username)}</strong>.</p>"
             '<p><a class="button" href="/onboarding">Continue onboarding</a></p>'
             if actor is not None
-            else f'<p><a class="button" href="/login">Sign in with KeyCape</a></p>'
+            else (
+                f'<p><a class="button" href="/login">Sign in with KeyCape</a></p>'
+                + (
+                    '<p>New here? <a href="/register">Create an account</a>.</p>'
+                    if self.public_registration and self.registration_verification is not None
+                    else ""
+                )
+            )
         )
         return self._page_html(
             "Identity & access",
@@ -1110,6 +1210,54 @@ class PortalApplication:
             + identity,
         )
 
+    def _registration_form(self, csrf_token: str) -> str:
+        client_options = "".join(
+            f'<option value="{escape(item)}">{escape(item)}</option>'
+            for item in sorted(self.registration_clients)
+        )
+        tenant_options = "".join(
+            f'<option value="{escape(item)}">{escape(item.removeprefix("tenant:"))}</option>'
+            for item in sorted(self.registration_tenants)
+        )
+        return self._page_html(
+            "Create account",
+            f"""<h1>Create your account.</h1>
+<p>We will verify your email before creating an identity.</p>
+<form method="post" action="/register">
+<input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="{escape(csrf_token)}">
+<label>Username <input name="username" required minlength="3" maxlength="32" pattern="[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9._-]+" autocomplete="username"></label>
+<label>Email <input name="email" type="email" required autocomplete="email"></label>
+<label>Display name <input name="display_name" maxlength="200" autocomplete="name"></label>
+<label>Application <select name="client_id" required>{client_options}</select></label>
+<label>Community <select name="tenant" required>{tenant_options}</select></label>
+<button type="submit">Send verification email</button>
+</form><p><a href="/login">Already have an account? Sign in</a></p>""",
+        )
+
+    def _registration_verification_form(self, csrf_token: str, handle: str) -> str:
+        return self._page_html(
+            "Verify email",
+            f"""<h1>Verify your email.</h1>
+<p>Confirm to finish creating your identity. This verification link can be used once.</p>
+<form method="post" action="/registration/verify">
+<input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="{escape(csrf_token)}">
+<input type="hidden" name="handle" value="{escape(handle)}">
+<button type="submit">Verify and continue</button></form>""",
+        )
+
+    def _registration_resume_form(
+        self, csrf_token: str, registration_id: str, resume_handle: str
+    ) -> str:
+        return self._page_html(
+            "Finish account setup",
+            f"""<h1>Your email is verified.</h1>
+<p>The identity service is temporarily unavailable. Try again without repeating verification.</p>
+<form method="post" action="/registration/resume">
+<input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="{escape(csrf_token)}">
+<input type="hidden" name="registration_id" value="{escape(registration_id)}">
+<input type="hidden" name="resume_handle" value="{escape(resume_handle)}">
+<button type="submit">Try identity setup again</button></form>""",
+        )
     def _admin(
         self, tenant: str, memberships: tuple[Any, ...],
         invitations: tuple[Any, ...], diagnostics: Any,
@@ -1328,9 +1476,17 @@ input,select,button{{font:inherit;padding:.65rem}}button{{background:var(--accen
 a:focus-visible,input:focus-visible,select:focus-visible,button:focus-visible{{outline:3px solid #e59f24;outline-offset:3px}}@media(max-width:640px){{body{{font-size:16px}}table{{display:block;overflow-x:auto}}}}
 </style></head><body><header><strong>Railiance identity</strong></header><main>{body}</main></body></html>"""
 
-    def _html(self, start_response: StartResponse, body: str, correlation_id: str) -> list[bytes]:
+    def _html(
+        self, start_response: StartResponse, body: str, correlation_id: str,
+        *, extra_headers: list[tuple[str, str]] | None = None,
+    ) -> list[bytes]:
         data = body.encode()
-        start_response("200 OK", [("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8"), ("Content-Length", str(len(data))), *self._security_headers(correlation_id)])
+        start_response("200 OK", [
+            ("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8"),
+            ("Content-Length", str(len(data))),
+            *(extra_headers or []),
+            *self._security_headers(correlation_id),
+        ])
         return [data]
 
     def _json(self, start_response: StartResponse, status: str, payload: Any, correlation_id: str) -> list[bytes]:
diff --git a/tests/test_web.py b/tests/test_web.py
index b12861b..679c875 100644
--- a/tests/test_web.py
+++ b/tests/test_web.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import io
 import json
+import re
 import unittest
 from dataclasses import replace
 from datetime import timedelta
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ SECRET = "test-proxy-secret-with-adequate-length"
 
 def invoke(
     app, path, *, method="GET", claims=None, marker=SECRET, body=None,
-    form=None, cookie=None, headers=None,
+    form=None, cookie=None, headers=None, query="",
 ):
     payload = (
         urlencode(form).encode()
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ def invoke(
     environ = {
         "REQUEST_METHOD": method,
         "PATH_INFO": path,
-        "QUERY_STRING": "",
+        "QUERY_STRING": query,
         "CONTENT_LENGTH": str(len(payload)),
         "wsgi.input": io.BytesIO(payload),
         "HTTP_X_REQUEST_ID": "corr_test",
@@ -239,6 +240,49 @@ class PortalApplicationTests(unittest.TestCase):
             provision.idempotency_key,
         )
 
+    def test_public_registration_browser_journey_uses_csrf_and_confirmation(self):
+        verifier = FakeRegistrationVerification()
+        self.app.registration_verification = verifier
+        self.app.provisioning = FakeProvisioning()
+        self.app.registration_clients = frozenset({"coulomb-social"})
+        self.app.registration_tenants = frozenset({"tenant:coulomb"})
+        self.app.registration_oidc_issuer = "https://kc.example"
+        self.app.registration_password_setup_origins = frozenset({"https://kc.example"})
+
+        page, html = invoke(self.app, "/register")
+        self.assertEqual("200 OK", page["status"])
+        self.assertIn(b"Create your account", html)
+        cookie = page["headers"]["Set-Cookie"]
+        token = re.search(rb'name="csrf_token" value="([^"]+)"', html).group(1).decode()
+        denied, _ = invoke(self.app, "/register", method="POST", form={
+            "csrf_token": "wrong", "username": "new.person",
+            "email": "new@example.test", "client_id": "coulomb-social",
+            "tenant": "tenant:coulomb",
+        }, cookie=cookie)
+        self.assertEqual("403 Forbidden", denied["status"])
+        started, html = invoke(self.app, "/register", method="POST", form={
+            "csrf_token": token, "username": "new.person",
+            "email": "new@example.test", "display_name": "New Person",
+            "client_id": "coulomb-social", "tenant": "tenant:coulomb",
+        }, cookie=cookie)
+        self.assertEqual("200 OK", started["status"])
+        self.assertIn(b"Check your email", html)
+
+        verifier.registration_id = verifier.requested.registration_id
+        confirmation, html = invoke(
+            self.app, "/registration/verify", query="handle=" + "x" * 32
+        )
+        self.assertEqual("200 OK", confirmation["status"])
+        self.assertIn(b"Verify and continue", html)
+        cookie = confirmation["headers"]["Set-Cookie"]
+        token = re.search(rb'name="csrf_token" value="([^"]+)"', html).group(1).decode()
+        completed, html = invoke(
+            self.app, "/registration/verify", method="POST", cookie=cookie,
+            form={"csrf_token": token, "handle": "x" * 32},
+        )
+        self.assertEqual("200 OK", completed["status"])
+        self.assertIn(b"Create password", html)
+
     def test_public_registration_rejects_untrusted_password_setup_origin(self):
         verifier = FakeRegistrationVerification()
         self.app.registration_verification = verifier
diff --git a/workplans/USER-WP-0022-public-registration-and-jit-application-profiles.md b/workplans/USER-WP-0022-public-registration-and-jit-application-profiles.md
index e7739d0..65256e2 100644
--- a/workplans/USER-WP-0022-public-registration-and-jit-application-profiles.md
+++ b/workplans/USER-WP-0022-public-registration-and-jit-application-profiles.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ status: active
 owner: codex
 topic_slug: netkingdom
 created: "2026-08-09"
-updated: "2026-08-09"
+updated: "2026-08-10"
 depends_on:
   - USER-WP-0021
   - NK-WP-0025
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ identity creation to NetKingdom.
 
 ```task
 id: USER-WP-0022-T01
-status: wait
+status: progress
 priority: high
 state_hub_task_id: "43dd49b7-6dbc-4117-a401-6d9f6e59aa26"
 ```
@@ -65,11 +65,21 @@ KeyCape issuer, and redirect only to an allow-listed HTTPS provider password
 setup origin. Full suite now passes 126 tests with 3 skips. Automated recovery
 after local completion/provider failure remains open before production enablement.
 
+2026-08-10 browser increment: `/register` now provides the accessible public
+account form and the home page links to it only when registration is configured.
+Anonymous mutations use a short-lived Secure/HttpOnly/SameSite double-submit
+CSRF cookie. Verification links land on an explicit one-time confirmation page,
+successful provisioning presents the allow-listed provider password handoff,
+and provider outages render a retry form backed by the separate resume handle.
+Responses remain non-enumerating. The full suite passes 128 tests with three
+environment-dependent skips. Cancellation, ingress rate limiting, and the
+credential-gated production enablement remain.
+
 ## T02 - Orchestrate provider identity creation
 
 ```task
 id: USER-WP-0022-T02
-status: wait
+status: done
 priority: high
 state_hub_task_id: "74239ce4-5c1e-46cf-8abf-3cbec3f3f989"
 ```
@@ -97,6 +107,13 @@ digest, retries with the same registration idempotency key and local user,
 and invalidates the handle after provider linking. Replay is denied. The full
 suite passes 127 tests with 3 environment-dependent skips.
 
+2026-08-10 completion: identity-provisioner now validates and honors the
+canonical preferred username instead of silently deriving it from the mailbox.
+The corrected image is live at immutable digest
+`sha256:4a6ec93d74eed6e17065a7e5d4c3d8d0ed14078bdfda0112738438528c6b2680`.
+Together with the deterministic retry path, this completes the provider
+orchestration boundary without exposing provider credentials or passwords.
+
 ## T03 - Create application profiles on first login
 
 ```task
@@ -143,7 +160,7 @@ step-up. user-engine must not become the token assurance authority.
 
 ```task
 id: USER-WP-0022-T05
-status: todo
+status: progress
 priority: high
 state_hub_task_id: "0a5a5f3a-0d47-4d5d-bda5-e2c7c737fee6"
 ```