#1960 complex password lead to user being unable to login after account creation
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Lyn
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Priority-Medium
Type-Defect
Status-NeedInfo
Component-SASL
Lyn
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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. register via client (this case: pidgin)
2. try to log in
version:
prosody build 2012 (2025-08-08, fddc45e46335)
KeepassXC was used to generate a password similar to:
G}kÊ!ä³Oÿ*Ø$\Ëùt®¬ÝåîB¢}-h\P(+c{Dãí}BE>úóº°¿¬*aiÞþ'¡<45$þu9¸ªLÕ3ía!ö4;ϽlÖu_é
The client software (pidgin) accepted the password, however login failed.
Lyn
on
P.S.
storage = "internal"
Zash
on
Thanks for the report.
Which authentication backend is used i.e. what is the `authentication` setting set to?
Please show the SASL exchange. Either from the Pidgin debug window, or by loading mod_stanza_debug and enabling debug logs in Prosody.
What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. register via client (this case: pidgin) 2. try to log in version: prosody build 2012 (2025-08-08, fddc45e46335) KeepassXC was used to generate a password similar to: G}kÊ!ä³Oÿ*Ø$\Ëùt®¬ÝåîB¢}-h\P(+c{Dãí}BE>úóº°¿¬*aiÞþ'¡<45$þu9¸ªLÕ3ía!ö4;ϽlÖu_é The client software (pidgin) accepted the password, however login failed.
P.S. storage = "internal"
Thanks for the report. Which authentication backend is used i.e. what is the `authentication` setting set to? Please show the SASL exchange. Either from the Pidgin debug window, or by loading mod_stanza_debug and enabling debug logs in Prosody.
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