SUMMARY:
Fixed admin login failures caused by two issues:
1. Response sanitization middleware stripping auth tokens
2. Admin users missing password field in database
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS:
- sanitizeResponseData middleware removed ALL fields named 'token'
- This included authentication tokens that SHOULD be sent to clients
- Admin user records created without proper password field
- User.authenticate() failed on bcrypt.compare() with undefined password
FIXES:
1. Changed auth response field from 'token' to 'accessToken'
- Avoids overly aggressive sanitization
- More semantically correct (it's specifically an access token)
- Frontend updated to use data.accessToken
2. Created fix-admin-user.js script
- Properly creates admin user via User.create()
- Ensures password field is bcrypt hashed
- Deletes old malformed user records
3. Updated login.js auto-fill for correct dev email
- Changed from admin@tractatus.local to admin@agenticgovernance.digital
TESTING:
- Local login now returns accessToken (308 char JWT)
- User object returned with proper ID serialization
- Auth flow: POST /api/auth/login → returns accessToken + user
- Ready for production deployment
FILES:
- src/controllers/auth.controller.js: Use accessToken field
- public/js/admin/login.js: Store data.accessToken, update default email
- scripts/fix-admin-user.js: Admin user creation/fix utility
NEXT STEPS:
1. Deploy to production
2. Run: node scripts/fix-admin-user.js admin@agenticgovernance.digital <password>
3. Test admin login at /admin/login.html
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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
