"Login Failed" Error When Uploading Boxart & Background Images

[Alfagun74]

Description:

Users encounter a "Login failed" error when uploading boxart and background images in GameVault, despite being logged in. The issue persists even after re-logging and appears to be related to special characters in passwords.

Origin: https://discord.com/channels/1100920639667306496/1217498313805402152

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Set weird password
2. Log in to the GameVault client.
3. Attempt to upload boxart or background images.
4. Observe the "Login failed" error.

Observed Behavior:

• Images are uploaded to the server but not displayed in the client.
• The error occurs only during image upload; regular login works fine.
• Changing to a simpler password resolves the issue.

Environment:

• GameVault client version: 1.10.0.0
• Server version: 12.1.1
• Docker image: phalcode/gamevault-backend:latest
• Database: PostgreSQL 16

Logs:

• Logs indicate successful image uploads followed by "incorrect password" errors.

Example Password:

• Problematic: N4TOL1k€Wi11!@msCoun7yUnder$t@nd
• Simple: simplepassword123

Request:

• Investigate the handling of special characters in passwords for image-related authentication.
• Ensure consistent password handling across all authentication processes.

Attachments: message.txt message (1).txt

[Alfagun74]

We've identified that there was an issue with the € symbol. The problem occurred because the system used an outdated character set (ASCII) instead of a more modern one (UTF-8). As a result, the € symbol was incorrectly changed to a ? during the process, which caused the server to not recognize the password correctly. This has been fixed by ensuring the correct character set (UTF-8) is used.

Will be fixed in the next Client Application version.