debug 1

frontend/app/Auth.js

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ const Auth = ({
       setError('Username must be at least 4 characters');
       return false;
     }
-    if (password.length <= 8) {
-      setError('Password must be longer than 8 characters');
+    if (password.length < 8) {  // Password must be at least 8 characters long
+      setError('Password must be at least 8 characters');
       return false;
     }
     if (password !== confirmPassword) {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const Auth = ({
 
   const checkPassword = (value) => {
     setPassword(value);
-    setPasswordValid(value.length > 8);
+    setPasswordValid(value.length >= 8);  // Updated to check for minimum 8 characters
   };
 
   const checkPasswordsMatch = (value) => {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ const Auth = ({
               {usernameValid ? '✔ Username must be at least 4 characters' : '✘ Username must be at least 4 characters'}
             </li>
             <li style={{ color: passwordValid ? 'green' : 'red' }}>
-              {passwordValid ? '✔ Password must be longer than 8 characters' : '✘ Password must be longer than 8 characters'}
+              {passwordValid ? '✔ Password must be at least 8 characters' : '✘ Password must be at least 8 characters'}
             </li>
             <li style={{ color: passwordsMatch ? 'green' : 'red' }}>
               {passwordsMatch ? '✔ Passwords match' : '✘ Passwords do not match'}
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ const Auth = ({
   );
 };
 
+// Styles (as before)
 const inputContainerStyle = {
   display: 'flex',
   flexDirection: 'column',