Changing password with an username that contains special character does not work

[Arlanet-Emre]

Which Umbraco version are you using? (Please write the exact version, example: 10.1.0)

13.5.2

Bug summary

Trying to change the password of a member with a username that contains a special character like '&' gives the following error:

Could not reset user password "Invalid username"

Specifics

Steps to reproduce

1. Navigate to the backoffice and open the Members tab.
2. Create and save member with a username that contains a special character like umbraco&test@umbraco.com.
3. Press the change password button
4. Enter a valid password
5. Press Save to save member

Expected result / actual result

The member should be saved, just like when creating the member with a username that contains a special character.

Instead the save button stays stuck on the loading animation. When navigating to the Log Viewer a warning shows up, explaining that the member password could not be changed (just like in the first screenshot).

[bielu]

@Arlanet-Emre https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/issues/14823 I reported this issue sometime ago and partially fixed it but yeah I didn't touch the of validation to fully fix.

[Arlanet-Emre]

Small update thanks to @bielu related issue; the error can be fixed by adding '&' character to the AllowedUserNameCharacters. However, it does not explain the inconsistency between being able to save a username containing a special character, but not resetting the password without using this option.

[bielu]

@Arlanet-Emre the other ticket mentioned does explain it. It use different validations systems and unless it get unified it will be the case, but it is not that easy to do 🤷

[Arlanet-Emre]

@bielu You're right. What I meant was the reason for it being different, but you mentioned it not easy to combine it to one validation system.