RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat
cloud.rocket.chat: change password requires TOTP -> TOTP setup requires password with special char -> change password requires TOTP -> TOTP setup requires password with special char -> ...
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Description
Description:
Can't change my password on cloud.rocket.chat .
There is a password constraint on the password modal when i want to enable TOTP. The prompt only say: "enter password", but the current password is not allowed, if there is not a special char (also this is not working correctly, our password contains a ,).
Changing the password also won't work, because you have to enable TOTP ...


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Research direction
Reproduce the password-change and TOTP-setup flows on cloud.rocket.chat using a password without a special character and one containing a backtick. Trace the password modal and TOTP setup flow first; done means the current password is accepted consistently, special-character validation handles the reported password, and neither flow blocks the other.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- authentication
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100