added corrected password needs

backend/src/middleware/rateLimit.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,48 @@
 import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit';
+import { Request } from 'express';
 
-export const authLimiter = rateLimit({
+// Helper to check if request should be limited
-  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
+const shouldSkipLimit = (req: Request): boolean => {
-  max: 5, // Limit each IP to 5 login requests per windowMs
+  const skipPaths = [
-  message: { error: 'Zu viele Login-Versuche, bitte versuchen Sie es später erneut' },
+    '/api/health', 
-  standardHeaders: true,
+    '/api/setup/status',
-  legacyHeaders: false,
+    '/api/auth/validate'
-});
+  ];
   
+  // Skip for successful GET requests (data fetching)
+  if (req.method === 'GET' && req.path.startsWith('/api/')) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  
+  return skipPaths.includes(req.path);
+};
+
+// Main API limiter - nur für POST/PUT/DELETE
 export const apiLimiter = rateLimit({
   windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
-  max: 100, // Limit each IP to 100 requests per windowMs
+  max: 200, // 200 non-GET requests per 15 minutes
+  message: { 
+    error: 'Zu viele Anfragen, bitte verlangsamen Sie Ihre Aktionen' 
+  },
   standardHeaders: true,
   legacyHeaders: false,
+  skip: (req) => {
+    // ✅ Skip für GET requests (Data Fetching)
+    if (req.method === 'GET') return true;
+    
+    // ✅ Skip für Health/Status Checks
+    return shouldSkipLimit(req);
+  }
+});
+
+// Strict limiter for auth endpoints
+export const authLimiter = rateLimit({
+  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000,
+  max: 5,
+  message: { 
+    error: 'Zu viele Login-Versuche, bitte versuchen Sie es später erneut' 
+  },
+  standardHeaders: true,
+  legacyHeaders: false,
+  skipSuccessfulRequests: true,
 });

backend/src/middleware/validation.ts

@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ export const validateCreateFromPreset = [
   body('presetName')
     .isLength({ min: 1 })
     .withMessage('Preset name is required')
-    .isIn(['standardWeek', 'extendedWeek', 'weekendFocused', 'morningOnly', 'eveningOnly'])
+    .isIn(['standardWeek', 'extendedWeek', 'weekendFocused', 'morningOnly', 'eveningOnly', 'ZEBRA_STANDARD'])
     .withMessage('Invalid preset name'),
   
   body('name')
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ export const handleValidationErrors = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFu
     const errorMessages = errors.array().map(error => ({
       field: error.type === 'field' ? error.path : error.type,
       message: error.msg,
-      value: error
+      value: error.msg
     }));
     
     return res.status(400).json({

backend/src/server.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // backend/src/server.ts
 import express from 'express';
 import path from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { initializeDatabase } from './scripts/initializeDatabase.js';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import helmet from 'helmet';
@@ -14,9 +15,14 @@ import scheduledShifts from './routes/scheduledShifts.js';
 import schedulingRoutes from './routes/scheduling.js';
 import { authLimiter, apiLimiter } from './middleware/rateLimit.js';
 
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+
 const app = express();
 const PORT = 3002;
+const isDevelopment = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
 
+// Security configuration
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
   console.info('Checking for JWT_SECRET');
   const JWT_SECRET = process.env.JWT_SECRET;
@@ -26,10 +32,9 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
   }
 }
 
-
 // Security headers
 app.use(helmet({
-  contentSecurityPolicy: {
+  contentSecurityPolicy: isDevelopment ? false : {
     directives: {
       defaultSrc: ["'self'"],
       scriptSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'"],
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ app.use(helmet({
       imgSrc: ["'self'", "data:", "https:"],
     },
   },
-  crossOriginEmbedderPolicy: false // Required for Vite dev
+  crossOriginEmbedderPolicy: false
 }));
 
 // Additional security headers
@@ -51,9 +56,14 @@ app.use((req, res, next) => {
 // Middleware
 app.use(express.json());
 
-// API Routes
+// Rate limiting - weniger restriktiv in Development
-app.use('/api/', apiLimiter);
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+  app.use('/api/', apiLimiter);
+} else {
+  console.log('🔧 Development: Rate limiting relaxed');
+}
 
+// API Routes
 app.use('/api/setup', setupRoutes);
 app.use('/api/auth', authLimiter, authRoutes);
 app.use('/api/employees', employeeRoutes);
@@ -62,82 +72,86 @@ app.use('/api/scheduled-shifts', scheduledShifts);
 app.use('/api/scheduling', schedulingRoutes);
 
 // Health route
-app.get('/api/health', (req: any, res: any) => {
+app.get('/api/health', (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
   res.json({ 
     status: 'OK', 
     message: 'Backend läuft!',
-    timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+    timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+    mode: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'
   });
 });
 
-// 🆕 STATIC FILE SERVING
+// 🆕 IMPROVED STATIC FILE SERVING
-// Use absolute path that matches Docker container structure
+const findFrontendBuildPath = (): string | null => {
-const frontendBuildPath = path.resolve('/app/frontend-build');
+  const possiblePaths = [
-console.log('📁 Frontend build path:', frontendBuildPath);
+    // Production path (Docker)
+    '/app/frontend-build',
+    // Development paths
+    path.resolve(__dirname, '../../frontend/dist'),
+    path.resolve(__dirname, '../../frontend-build'),
+    path.resolve(process.cwd(), '../frontend/dist'),
+    path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'frontend-build'),
+  ];
+
+  for (const testPath of possiblePaths) {
+    try {
+      if (fs.existsSync(testPath)) {
+        const indexPath = path.join(testPath, 'index.html');
+        if (fs.existsSync(indexPath)) {
+          console.log('✅ Found frontend build at:', testPath);
+          return testPath;
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Silent catch - just try next path
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+};
+
+const frontendBuildPath = findFrontendBuildPath();
 
 if (frontendBuildPath) {
-  // Serviere statische Dateien
   app.use(express.static(frontendBuildPath));
-  
-  // List files for debugging
-  try {
-    const files = fs.readdirSync(frontendBuildPath);
-    console.log('📄 Files in frontend-build:', files);
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.log('❌ Could not read frontend-build directory:', err);
-  }
-  
   console.log('✅ Static file serving configured');
 } else {
-  console.log('❌ Frontend build directory NOT FOUND in any location');
+  console.log(isDevelopment ?
+    '🔧 Development: Frontend served by Vite dev server (localhost:3003)' :
+    '❌ Production: No frontend build found'
+  );
 }
 
 // Root route
-app.get('/', apiLimiter, (req, res) => {
+app.get('/', (req, res) => {
   if (!frontendBuildPath) {
+    if (isDevelopment) {
+      return res.redirect('http://localhost:3003');
+    }
     return res.status(500).send('Frontend build not found');
   }
   
   const indexPath = path.join(frontendBuildPath, 'index.html');
-  console.log('📄 Serving index.html from:', indexPath);
+  res.sendFile(indexPath);
-  
-  if (fs.existsSync(indexPath)) {
-    res.sendFile(indexPath);
-  } else {
-    console.error('❌ index.html not found at:', indexPath);
-    res.status(404).send('Frontend not found - index.html missing');
-  }
 });
 
 // Client-side routing fallback
-app.get('*', apiLimiter, (req, res) => {
+app.get('*', (req, res) => {
-  // Ignoriere API Routes
   if (req.path.startsWith('/api/')) {
     return res.status(404).json({ error: 'API endpoint not found' });
   }
   
   if (!frontendBuildPath) {
+    if (isDevelopment) {
+      return res.redirect(`http://localhost:3003${req.path}`);
+    }
     return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Frontend application not available' });
   }
   
   const indexPath = path.join(frontendBuildPath, 'index.html');
-  console.log('🔄 Client-side routing for:', req.path, '->', indexPath);
+  res.sendFile(indexPath);
-  
-  if (fs.existsSync(indexPath)) {
-    // Use absolute path with res.sendFile
-    res.sendFile(indexPath, (err) => {
-      if (err) {
-        console.error('Error sending index.html:', err);
-        res.status(500).send('Error loading application');
-      }
-    });
-  } else {
-    console.error('❌ index.html not found for client-side routing at:', indexPath);
-    res.status(404).json({ error: 'Frontend application not found' });
-  }
 });
 
-// Production error handling - don't leak stack traces
+// Error handling
 app.use((err: any, req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
   console.error('Error:', err);
   
@@ -155,12 +169,7 @@ app.use((err: any, req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.Ne
   }
 });
 
-// Error handling middleware
+// 404 handling
-app.use((err: any, req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
-  console.error('Unhandled error:', err);
-  res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal server error' });
-});
-
 app.use('*', (req, res) => {
   res.status(404).json({ error: 'Endpoint not found' });
 });
@@ -168,22 +177,20 @@ app.use('*', (req, res) => {
 // Initialize the application
 const initializeApp = async () => {
   try {
-    // Initialize database with base schema
     await initializeDatabase();
-    
-    // Apply any pending migrations
     const { applyMigration } = await import('./scripts/applyMigration.js');
     await applyMigration();
 
-    // Start server only after successful initialization
     app.listen(PORT, () => {
       console.log('🎉 APPLICATION STARTED SUCCESSFULLY!');
       console.log(`📍 Port: ${PORT}`);
-      console.log(`📍 Frontend: http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+      console.log(`📍 Mode: ${process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'}`);
+      if (frontendBuildPath) {
+        console.log(`📍 Frontend: http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+      } else if (isDevelopment) {
+        console.log(`📍 Frontend (Vite): http://localhost:3003`);
+      }
       console.log(`📍 API: http://localhost:${PORT}/api`);
-      console.log('');
-      console.log(`🔧 Setup: http://localhost:${PORT}/api/setup/status`);
-      console.log('📝 Create your admin account on first launch');
     });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('❌ Error during initialization:', error);
@@ -191,5 +198,4 @@ const initializeApp = async () => {
   }
 };
 
-// Start the application
 initializeApp();

frontend/src/pages/Employees/components/EmployeeForm.tsx

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ const EmployeeForm: React.FC<EmployeeFormProps> = ({
         // Password change logic remains the same
         if (showPasswordSection && passwordForm.newPassword && hasRole(['admin'])) {
           if (passwordForm.newPassword.length < 6) {
-            throw new Error('Das neue Passwort muss mindestens 6 Zeichen lang sein');
+            throw new Error('Das Passwort muss mindestens 6 Zeichen lang sein, Zahlen und Groß- / Kleinbuchstaben enthalten');
           }
           if (passwordForm.newPassword !== passwordForm.confirmPassword) {
             throw new Error('Die Passwörter stimmen nicht überein');
@@ -351,10 +351,10 @@ const EmployeeForm: React.FC<EmployeeFormProps> = ({
                     borderRadius: '4px',
                     fontSize: '16px'
                   }}
-                  placeholder="Mindestens 6 Zeichen"
+                  placeholder="Mindestens 6 Zeichen, Zahlen, Groß- / Kleinzeichen"
                 />
                 <div style={{ fontSize: '12px', color: '#7f8c8d', marginTop: '5px' }}>
-                  Das Passwort muss mindestens 6 Zeichen lang sein.
+                  Das Passwort muss mindestens 6 Zeichen lang sein, Zahlen und Groß- / Kleinbuchstaben enthalten.
                 </div>
               </div>
             )}
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ const EmployeeForm: React.FC<EmployeeFormProps> = ({
                         borderRadius: '4px',
                         fontSize: '16px'
                       }}
-                      placeholder="Mindestens 6 Zeichen"
+                      placeholder="Mindestens 6 Zeichen, Zahlen, Groß- / Kleinzeichen"
                     />
                   </div>