fixed handleSubmit missing input

changed static password length statements 6 -> 8
admin has to confirm current password as well on self password change
2025-11-30 22:45:46 +01:00 · 2025-10-31 12:51:22 +01:00 · 2025-10-31 12:37:52 +01:00 · 2025-10-31 12:30:54 +01:00
14 changed files with 789 additions and 784 deletions
--- a/backend/src/controllers/employeeController.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/employeeController.ts
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ function generateEmail(firstname: string, lastname: string): string {
  const cleanFirstname = convertUmlauts(firstname).replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
  const cleanLastname = convertUmlauts(lastname).replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
-  
+
  return `${cleanFirstname}.${cleanLastname}@sp.de`;
 }
 export const getEmployees = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<void> => {
  try {
    console.log('🔍 Fetching employees - User:', req.user);
-    
+
    const { includeInactive } = req.query;
    const includeInactiveFlag = includeInactive === 'true';
-    
+
    let query = `
      SELECT 
        e.id, e.email, e.firstname, e.lastname, 
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ export const getEmployees = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<voi
      FROM employees e
      LEFT JOIN employee_roles er ON e.id = er.employee_id
    `;
-    
+
    if (!includeInactiveFlag) {
      query += ' WHERE e.is_active = 1';
    }
-    
+
    query += ' ORDER BY e.firstname, e.lastname';
-    
+
    const employees = await db.all<any>(query);
    // Format employees with proper field names and roles array
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ export const createEmployee = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
      password: '***hidden***'
    });
-    const { 
+    const {
-      password, 
+      password,
-      firstname, 
+      firstname,
-      lastname, 
+      lastname,
      roles = ['user'],
-      employeeType, 
+      employeeType,
      contractType,
      canWorkAlone = false,
      isTrainee = false
@@ -146,21 +146,21 @@ export const createEmployee = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
    // Validation
    if (!password || !firstname || !lastname || !employeeType) {
      console.log('❌ Validation failed: Missing required fields');
-      res.status(400).json({ 
+      res.status(400).json({
-        error: 'Password, firstname, lastname und employeeType sind erforderlich' 
+        error: 'Password, firstname, lastname und employeeType sind erforderlich'
      });
      return;
    }
    // ✅ ENHANCED: Validate employee type exists and get category info
-    const employeeTypeInfo = await db.get<{type: string, category: string, has_contract_type: number}>(
+    const employeeTypeInfo = await db.get<{ type: string, category: string, has_contract_type: number }>(
      'SELECT type, category, has_contract_type FROM employee_types WHERE type = ?',
      [employeeType]
    );
    if (!employeeTypeInfo) {
-      res.status(400).json({ 
+      res.status(400).json({
-        error: `Ungültiger employeeType: ${employeeType}. Gültige Typen: manager, personell, apprentice, guest` 
+        error: `Ungültiger employeeType: ${employeeType}. Gültige Typen: manager, personell, apprentice, guest`
      });
      return;
    }
@@ -169,22 +169,22 @@ export const createEmployee = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
    if (employeeTypeInfo.has_contract_type === 1) {
      // Internal types require contract type
      if (!contractType) {
-        res.status(400).json({ 
+        res.status(400).json({
-          error: `contractType ist erforderlich für employeeType: ${employeeType}` 
+          error: `contractType ist erforderlich für employeeType: ${employeeType}`
        });
        return;
      }
      if (!['small', 'large', 'flexible'].includes(contractType)) {
-        res.status(400).json({ 
+        res.status(400).json({
-          error: `Ungültiger contractType: ${contractType}. Gültige Werte: small, large, flexible` 
+          error: `Ungültiger contractType: ${contractType}. Gültige Werte: small, large, flexible`
        });
        return;
      }
    } else {
      // External types (guest) should not have contract type
      if (contractType) {
-        res.status(400).json({ 
+        res.status(400).json({
-          error: `contractType ist nicht erlaubt für employeeType: ${employeeType}` 
+          error: `contractType ist nicht erlaubt für employeeType: ${employeeType}`
        });
        return;
      }
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ export const createEmployee = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
    // ✅ ENHANCED: isTrainee validation - only applicable for personell type
    if (isTrainee && employeeType !== 'personell') {
-      res.status(400).json({ 
+      res.status(400).json({
-        error: `isTrainee ist nur für employeeType 'personell' erlaubt` 
+        error: `isTrainee ist nur für employeeType 'personell' erlaubt`
      });
      return;
    }
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ export const createEmployee = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
    // Check if generated email already exists
    const existingUser = await db.get<any>('SELECT id FROM employees WHERE email = ? AND is_active = 1', [email]);
-    
+
    if (existingUser) {
      console.log('❌ Generated email already exists:', email);
-      res.status(409).json({ 
+      res.status(409).json({
-        error: `Employee with email ${email} already exists. Please use different firstname/lastname.` 
+        error: `Employee with email ${email} already exists. Please use different firstname/lastname.`
      });
      return;
    }
@@ -228,12 +228,12 @@ export const createEmployee = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
          is_active, is_trainee
        ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
        [
-          employeeId, 
+          employeeId,
-          email, 
+          email,
-          hashedPassword, 
+          hashedPassword,
-          firstname, 
+          firstname,
-          lastname, 
+          lastname,
-          employeeType, 
+          employeeType,
          contractType, // Will be NULL for external types
          canWorkAlone ? 1 : 0,
          1,
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ export const updateEmployee = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
    const { id } = req.params;
    const { firstname, lastname, roles, isActive, employeeType, contractType, canWorkAlone, isTrainee } = req.body;
-    console.log('📝 Update Employee Request:', { 
+    console.log('📝 Update Employee Request:', {
-      id, firstname, lastname, roles, isActive, 
+      id, firstname, lastname, roles, isActive,
-      employeeType, contractType, canWorkAlone, isTrainee 
+      employeeType, contractType, canWorkAlone, isTrainee
    });
    // Check if employee exists and get current data
@@ -321,10 +321,10 @@ export const updateEmployee = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
        'SELECT role FROM employee_roles WHERE employee_id = ?',
        [currentUser.userId]
      );
-      
+
      const isCurrentlyAdmin = currentUserRoles.some(role => role.role === 'admin');
      const willBeAdmin = roles.includes('admin');
-      
+
      if (isCurrentlyAdmin && !willBeAdmin) {
        res.status(400).json({ error: 'You cannot remove your own admin role' });
        return;
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ export const updateEmployee = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
      );
      if (!validEmployeeType) {
-        res.status(400).json({ 
+        res.status(400).json({
-          error: `Ungültiger employeeType: ${employeeType}` 
+          error: `Ungültiger employeeType: ${employeeType}`
        });
        return;
      }
@@ -385,16 +385,16 @@ export const updateEmployee = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
      const newFirstname = firstname || existingEmployee.firstname;
      const newLastname = lastname || existingEmployee.lastname;
      email = generateEmail(newFirstname, newLastname);
-      
+
      // Check if new email already exists (for another employee)
      const emailExists = await db.get<any>(
-        'SELECT id FROM employees WHERE email = ? AND id != ? AND is_active = 1', 
+        'SELECT id FROM employees WHERE email = ? AND id != ? AND is_active = 1',
        [email, id]
      );
-      
+
      if (emailExists) {
-        res.status(409).json({ 
+        res.status(409).json({
-          error: `Cannot update name - email ${email} already exists for another employee` 
+          error: `Cannot update name - email ${email} already exists for another employee`
        });
        return;
      }
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ export const updateEmployee = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
      if (roles) {
        // Delete existing roles
        await db.run('DELETE FROM employee_roles WHERE employee_id = ?', [id]);
-        
+
        // Insert new roles
        for (const role of roles) {
          await db.run(
@@ -541,18 +541,18 @@ export const deleteEmployee = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
    try {
      // 1. Remove availabilities
      await db.run('DELETE FROM employee_availability WHERE employee_id = ?', [id]);
-      
+
      // 2. Remove from assigned_shifts (JSON field cleanup)
      interface AssignedShift {
        id: string;
        assigned_employees: string;
      }
-      
+
      const assignedShifts = await db.all<AssignedShift>(
-        'SELECT id, assigned_employees FROM scheduled_shifts WHERE json_extract(assigned_employees, "$") LIKE ?', 
+        'SELECT id, assigned_employees FROM scheduled_shifts WHERE json_extract(assigned_employees, "$") LIKE ?',
        [`%${id}%`]
      );
-      
+
      for (const shift of assignedShifts) {
        try {
          const employeesArray: string[] = JSON.parse(shift.assigned_employees || '[]');
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ export const deleteEmployee = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
      await db.run('COMMIT');
      console.log('✅ Successfully deleted employee:', existingEmployee.email);
-      
+
      res.status(204).send();
    } catch (error) {
@@ -655,23 +655,23 @@ export const updateAvailabilities = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Pro
    }
    // Validate contract type requirements
-    const availableCount = availabilities.filter((avail: any) => 
+    const availableCount = availabilities.filter((avail: any) =>
      avail.preferenceLevel === 1 || avail.preferenceLevel === 2
    ).length;
    const contractType = existingEmployee.contract_type;
-    
+
    // Apply contract type minimum requirements
    if (contractType === 'small' && availableCount < 2) {
-      res.status(400).json({ 
+      res.status(400).json({
-        error: 'Employees with small contract must have at least 2 available shifts' 
+        error: 'Employees with small contract must have at least 2 available shifts'
      });
      return;
    }
    if (contractType === 'large' && availableCount < 3) {
-      res.status(400).json({ 
+      res.status(400).json({
-        error: 'Employees with large contract must have at least 3 available shifts' 
+        error: 'Employees with large contract must have at least 3 available shifts'
      });
      return;
    }
@@ -742,12 +742,12 @@ export const changePassword = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
    // Get the current user from the auth middleware
    const currentUser = (req as AuthRequest).user;
-    
+
    // Check if user is changing their own password or is an admin
    if (currentUser?.userId !== id && currentUser?.role !== 'admin') {
      res.status(403).json({ error: 'You can only change your own password' });
      return;
-    } 
+    }
    // Check if employee exists and get password
    const employee = await db.get<{ password: string }>('SELECT password FROM employees WHERE id = ?', [id]);
@@ -756,8 +756,8 @@ export const changePassword = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
      return;
    }
-    // For non-admin users, verify current password
+    // Verify current password
-    if (currentUser?.role !== 'admin') {
+    if (employee) {
      const isValidPassword = await bcrypt.compare(currentPassword, employee.password);
      if (!isValidPassword) {
        res.status(400).json({ error: 'Current password is incorrect' });
@@ -766,8 +766,8 @@ export const changePassword = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<v
    }
    // Validate new password
-    if (!newPassword || newPassword.length < 6) {
+    if (!newPassword || newPassword.length < 8) {
-      res.status(400).json({ error: 'New password must be at least 6 characters long' });
+      res.status(400).json({ error: 'New password must be at least 8 characters long' });
      return;
    }
@@ -798,13 +798,13 @@ export const updateLastLogin = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response): Promise<
    // Update last_login with current timestamp
    const currentTimestamp = new Date().toISOString();
    await db.run(
-      'UPDATE employees SET last_login = ? WHERE id = ?', 
+      'UPDATE employees SET last_login = ? WHERE id = ?',
      [currentTimestamp, id]
    );
    console.log(`✅ Last login updated for employee ${id}: ${currentTimestamp}`);
-    
+
-    res.json({ 
+    res.json({
      message: 'Last login updated successfully',
      lastLogin: currentTimestamp
    });
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ const checkAdminCount = async (employeeId: string, newRoles: string[]): Promise<
    );
    const currentAdminCount = adminCountResult?.count || 0;
-    
+
    // Check ALL current roles for the employee
    const currentEmployeeRoles = await db.all<{ role: string }>(
      `SELECT role FROM employee_roles WHERE employee_id = ?`,
--- a/backend/src/controllers/setupController.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/setupController.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function generateEmail(firstname: string, lastname: string): string {
  const cleanFirstname = convertUmlauts(firstname).replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
  const cleanLastname = convertUmlauts(lastname).replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
-  
+
  return `${cleanFirstname}.${cleanLastname}@sp.de`;
 }
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ export const checkSetupStatus = async (req: Request, res: Response): Promise<voi
    );
    console.log('Admin exists check:', adminExists);
-    
+
    const needsSetup = !adminExists || adminExists['COUNT(*)'] === 0;
-    
+
    res.json({
      needsSetup: needsSetup
    });
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error checking setup status:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({ 
+    res.status(500).json({
      error: 'Internal server error during setup check'
    });
  }
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ export const setupAdmin = async (req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> =>
    }
    // Password length validation
-    if (password.length < 6) {
+    if (password.length < 8) {
-      res.status(400).json({ error: 'Das Passwort muss mindestens 6 Zeichen lang sein' });
+      res.status(400).json({ error: 'Das Passwort muss mindestens 8 Zeichen lang sein' });
      return;
    }
@@ -125,15 +125,15 @@ export const setupAdmin = async (req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> =>
    } catch (dbError) {
      await db.run('ROLLBACK');
      console.error('❌ Database error during admin creation:', dbError);
-      res.status(500).json({ 
+      res.status(500).json({
        error: 'Fehler beim Erstellen des Admin-Accounts'
      });
    }
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('❌ Error in setup:', error);
-    
+
    if (!res.headersSent) {
-      res.status(500).json({ 
+      res.status(500).json({
        error: 'Ein unerwarteter Fehler ist aufgetreten'
      });
    }
--- a/backend/src/middleware/Validation/Employee.md
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/Validation/Employee.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 ### \[CREATE\] Employee
 * `firstname` 1-100 characters and must not be empty
 * `lastname` 1-100 characters and must not be empty
-* `password` must be at least 6 characters (in create mode)
+* `password` must be at least 8 characters (in create mode)
 * `employeeType` must be `manager`, `personell`, `apprentice`, or `guest`
 * `canWorkAlone` optional boolean
 * `isTrainee` optional boolean
--- a/backend/src/middleware/validation.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/validation.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export const validateEmployee = [
  body('contractType')
    .custom((value, { req }) => {
      const employeeType = req.body.employeeType;
-      
+
      // Manager, apprentice => contractType must be flexible
      if (['manager', 'apprentice'].includes(employeeType)) {
        if (value !== 'flexible') {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export const validateEmployee = [
          throw new Error(`contractType must be 'small' or 'large' for employeeType: ${employeeType}`);
        }
      }
-      
+
      return true;
    }),
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export const validateEmployeeUpdate = [
    .custom((value, { req }) => {
      const employeeType = req.body.employeeType;
      if (!employeeType) return true; // Skip if employeeType not provided
-      
+
      // Same validation logic as create
      if (['manager', 'apprentice'].includes(employeeType)) {
        if (value !== 'flexible') {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export const validateEmployeeUpdate = [
          throw new Error(`contractType must be 'small' or 'large' for employeeType: ${employeeType}`);
        }
      }
-      
+
      return true;
    }),
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export const validateChangePassword = [
    .isLength({ min: 1 })
    .withMessage('Current password is required for self-password change'),
-  body('password')
+  body('newPassword')
    .isLength({ min: 8 })
    .withMessage('Password must be at least 8 characters')
    .matches(/^(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*\d)(?=.*[!@#$%^&*()_+\-=\[\]{};':"\\|,.<>\/?])/)
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export const validateChangePassword = [
  body('confirmPassword')
    .custom((value, { req }) => {
-      if (value !== req.body.password) {
+      if (value !== req.body.newPassword) {
        throw new Error('Passwords do not match');
      }
      return true;
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ export const validateAvailabilities = [
    .withMessage('Availabilities must be an array')
    .custom((availabilities, { req }) => {
      // Count available shifts (preference level 1 or 2)
-      const availableCount = availabilities.filter((avail: any) => 
+      const availableCount = availabilities.filter((avail: any) =>
        avail.preferenceLevel === 1 || avail.preferenceLevel === 2
      ).length;
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ export const validateAvailabilities = [
      if (availableCount === 0) {
        throw new Error('At least one available shift is required');
      }
-      
+
      return true;
    }),
--- a/backend/src/models/helpers/employeeHelpers.ts
+++ b/backend/src/models/helpers/employeeHelpers.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function generateEmail(firstname: string, lastname: string): string {
  const cleanFirstname = convertUmlauts(firstname).replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
  const cleanLastname = convertUmlauts(lastname).replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
-  
+
  return `${cleanFirstname}.${cleanLastname}@sp.de`;
 }
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ function generateEmail(firstname: string, lastname: string): string {
 export function validateEmployeeData(employee: CreateEmployeeRequest): string[] {
  const errors: string[] = [];
-  if (employee.password?.length < 6) {
+  if (employee.password?.length < 8) {
-    errors.push('Password must be at least 6 characters long');
+    errors.push('Password must be at least 8 characters long');
  }
  if (!employee.firstname?.trim() || employee.firstname.trim().length < 2) {
@@ -72,16 +72,16 @@ export function generateEmployeeEmail(firstname: string, lastname: string): stri
 }
 // UPDATED: Business logic helpers for new employee types
-export const isManager = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isManager = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.employeeType === 'manager';
-export const isPersonell = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isPersonell = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.employeeType === 'personell';
-export const isApprentice = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isApprentice = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.employeeType === 'apprentice';
-export const isGuest = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isGuest = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.employeeType === 'guest';
 export const isInternal = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
@@ -91,24 +91,24 @@ export const isExternal = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.employeeType === 'guest';
 // UPDATED: Trainee logic - now based on isTrainee field for personell type
-export const isTrainee = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isTrainee = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.employeeType === 'personell' && employee.isTrainee;
-export const isExperienced = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isExperienced = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.employeeType === 'personell' && !employee.isTrainee;
 // Role-based helpers
-export const isAdmin = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isAdmin = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.roles?.includes('admin') || false;
-export const isMaintenance = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isMaintenance = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.roles?.includes('maintenance') || false;
-export const isUser = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isUser = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.roles?.includes('user') || false;
 // UPDATED: Work alone permission - managers and experienced personell can work alone
-export const canEmployeeWorkAlone = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const canEmployeeWorkAlone = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.canWorkAlone && (isManager(employee) || isExperienced(employee));
 // Helper for full name display
--- a/backend/src/routes/employees.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/employees.ts
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ import {
  changePassword,
  updateLastLogin
 } from '../controllers/employeeController.js';
-import { 
+import {
-  handleValidationErrors, 
+  handleValidationErrors,
-  validateEmployee, 
+  validateEmployee,
-  validateEmployeeUpdate, 
+  validateEmployeeUpdate,
  validateChangePassword,
  validateId,
  validateEmployeeId,
  validateAvailabilities,
-  validatePagination 
+  validatePagination
 } from '../middleware/validation.js';
 const router = express.Router();
@@ -28,18 +28,18 @@ const router = express.Router();
 router.use(authMiddleware);
 // Employee CRUD Routes
-router.get('/', validatePagination, handleValidationErrors, getEmployees);
+router.get('/', validatePagination, handleValidationErrors, authMiddleware, getEmployees);
 router.get('/:id', validateId, handleValidationErrors, requireRole(['admin', 'maintenance']), getEmployee);
 router.post('/', validateEmployee, handleValidationErrors, requireRole(['admin']), createEmployee);
 router.put('/:id', validateId, validateEmployeeUpdate, handleValidationErrors, requireRole(['admin', 'maintenance']), updateEmployee);
 router.delete('/:id', validateId, handleValidationErrors, requireRole(['admin']), deleteEmployee);
 // Password & Login Routes
-router.put('/:id/password', validateId, validateChangePassword, handleValidationErrors, changePassword);
+router.put('/:id/password', validateId, validateChangePassword, handleValidationErrors, authMiddleware, changePassword);
-router.put('/:id/last-login', validateId, handleValidationErrors, updateLastLogin);
+router.put('/:id/last-login', validateId, handleValidationErrors, authMiddleware, updateLastLogin);
 // Availability Routes
-router.get('/:employeeId/availabilities', validateEmployeeId, handleValidationErrors, getAvailabilities);
+router.get('/:employeeId/availabilities', validateEmployeeId, handleValidationErrors, authMiddleware, getAvailabilities);
-router.put('/:employeeId/availabilities', validateEmployeeId, validateAvailabilities, handleValidationErrors, updateAvailabilities);
+router.put('/:employeeId/availabilities', validateEmployeeId, validateAvailabilities, handleValidationErrors, authMiddleware, updateAvailabilities);
 export default router;
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useBackendValidation.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useBackendValidation.ts
@@ -33,35 +33,19 @@ export const useBackendValidation = () => {
        const result = await apiCall();
        return result;
      } catch (error: any) {
-        if (error.validationErrors) {
+        if (error.validationErrors && Array.isArray(error.validationErrors)) {
          setValidationErrors(error.validationErrors);
          // Show specific validation error messages
          if (error.validationErrors.length > 0) {
            // Show the first validation error as the main notification
            const firstError = error.validationErrors[0];
            showNotification({
              type: 'error',
              title: 'Validierungsfehler',
              message: firstError.message
            });
-            // If there are multiple errors, show additional notifications for each
+          // Show specific validation error messages from backend
-            if (error.validationErrors.length > 1) {
+          error.validationErrors.forEach((validationError: ValidationError, index: number) => {
-              // Wait a bit before showing additional notifications to avoid overlap
+            setTimeout(() => {
-              setTimeout(() => {
+              showNotification({
-                error.validationErrors.slice(1).forEach((validationError: ValidationError, index: number) => {
+                type: 'error',
-                  setTimeout(() => {
+                title: 'Validierungsfehler',
-                    showNotification({
+                message: `${validationError.field ? `${validationError.field}: ` : ''}${validationError.message}`
-                      type: 'error',
+              });
-                      title: 'Weiterer Fehler',
+            }, index * 500); // Stagger the notifications
-                      message: validationError.message
+          });
                    });
                  }, index * 300); // Stagger the notifications
                });
              }, 500);
            }
          }
        } else {
          // Show notification for other errors
          showNotification({
--- a/frontend/src/models/helpers/employeeHelpers.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/models/helpers/employeeHelpers.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function generateEmail(firstname: string, lastname: string): string {
  const cleanFirstname = convertUmlauts(firstname).replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
  const cleanLastname = convertUmlauts(lastname).replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
-  
+
  return `${cleanFirstname}.${cleanLastname}@sp.de`;
 }
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ function generateEmail(firstname: string, lastname: string): string {
 export function validateEmployeeData(employee: CreateEmployeeRequest): string[] {
  const errors: string[] = [];
-  if (employee.password?.length < 6) {
+  if (employee.password?.length < 8) {
-    errors.push('Password must be at least 6 characters long');
+    errors.push('Password must be at least 8 characters long');
  }
  if (!employee.firstname?.trim() || employee.firstname.trim().length < 2) {
@@ -72,16 +72,16 @@ export function generateEmployeeEmail(firstname: string, lastname: string): stri
 }
 // UPDATED: Business logic helpers for new employee types
-export const isManager = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isManager = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.employeeType === 'manager';
-export const isPersonell = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isPersonell = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.employeeType === 'personell';
-export const isApprentice = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isApprentice = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.employeeType === 'apprentice';
-export const isGuest = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isGuest = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.employeeType === 'guest';
 export const isInternal = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
@@ -91,24 +91,24 @@ export const isExternal = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.employeeType === 'guest';
 // UPDATED: Trainee logic - now based on isTrainee field for personell type
-export const isTrainee = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isTrainee = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.employeeType === 'personell' && employee.isTrainee;
-export const isExperienced = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isExperienced = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.employeeType === 'personell' && !employee.isTrainee;
 // Role-based helpers
-export const isAdmin = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isAdmin = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.roles?.includes('admin') || false;
-export const isMaintenance = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isMaintenance = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.roles?.includes('maintenance') || false;
-export const isUser = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const isUser = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.roles?.includes('user') || false;
 // UPDATED: Work alone permission - managers and experienced personell can work alone
-export const canEmployeeWorkAlone = (employee: Employee): boolean => 
+export const canEmployeeWorkAlone = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
  employee.canWorkAlone && (isManager(employee) || isExperienced(employee));
 // Helper for full name display
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Employees/components/EmployeeForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Employees/components/EmployeeForm.tsx
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ interface EmployeeFormData {
  lastname: string;
  email: string;
  password: string;
-  
+
  // Step 2: Mitarbeiterkategorie
  employeeType: EmployeeType;
  contractType: ContractType | undefined;
  isTrainee: boolean;
-  
+
  // Step 3: Berechtigungen & Status
  roles: string[];
  canWorkAlone: boolean;
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ const useEmployeeForm = (mode: 'create' | 'edit', employee?: Employee) => {
    canWorkAlone: false,
    isActive: true
  });
-  
+
  const [passwordForm, setPasswordForm] = useState<PasswordFormData>({
    newPassword: '',
    confirmPassword: ''
  });
-  
+
  const [showPasswordSection, setShowPasswordSection] = useState(false);
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
  const [error, setError] = useState('');
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const useEmployeeForm = (mode: 'create' | 'edit', employee?: Employee) => {
    const cleanFirstname = convertUmlauts(firstname).replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
    const cleanLastname = convertUmlauts(lastname).replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
-    
+
    return `${cleanFirstname}.${cleanLastname}@sp.de`;
  };
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ const useEmployeeForm = (mode: 'create' | 'edit', employee?: Employee) => {
  const goToNextStep = (): void => {
    setError('');
    clearErrors(); // Clear previous validation errors
-    
+
    if (!validateCurrentStep(currentStep)) {
      return;
    }
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ const useEmployeeForm = (mode: 'create' | 'edit', employee?: Employee) => {
  const handleStepChange = (stepIndex: number): void => {
    setError('');
    clearErrors(); // Clear validation errors when changing steps
-    
+
    // Nur erlauben, zu bereits validierten Schritten zu springen
    if (stepIndex <= currentStep + 1) {
      // Vor dem Wechsel validieren
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ const useEmployeeForm = (mode: 'create' | 'edit', employee?: Employee) => {
  // ===== FORM HANDLER =====
  const handleInputChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement | HTMLSelectElement>) => {
    const { name, value, type } = e.target;
-    
+
    setFormData(prev => ({
      ...prev,
      [name]: type === 'checkbox' ? (e.target as HTMLInputElement).checked : value
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ const useEmployeeForm = (mode: 'create' | 'edit', employee?: Employee) => {
    }
    // Determine if can work alone based on employee type
-    const canWorkAlone = employeeType === 'manager' || 
+    const canWorkAlone = employeeType === 'manager' ||
-                        (employeeType === 'personell' && !formData.isTrainee);
+      (employeeType === 'personell' && !formData.isTrainee);
-    
+
    // Reset isTrainee if not personell
    const isTrainee = employeeType === 'personell' ? formData.isTrainee : false;
@@ -311,9 +311,9 @@ const useEmployeeForm = (mode: 'create' | 'edit', employee?: Employee) => {
          canWorkAlone: formData.canWorkAlone,
          isTrainee: formData.isTrainee
        };
-        
+
        // Use executeWithValidation ONLY for the API call
-        await executeWithValidation(() => 
+        await executeWithValidation(() =>
          employeeService.createEmployee(createData)
        );
      } else if (employee) {
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ const useEmployeeForm = (mode: 'create' | 'edit', employee?: Employee) => {
          isActive: formData.isActive,
          isTrainee: formData.isTrainee
        };
-        
+
        // Use executeWithValidation for the update call
-        await executeWithValidation(() => 
+        await executeWithValidation(() =>
          employeeService.updateEmployee(employee.id, updateData)
        );
@@ -343,12 +343,13 @@ const useEmployeeForm = (mode: 'create' | 'edit', employee?: Employee) => {
          await executeWithValidation(() =>
            employeeService.changePassword(employee.id, {
              currentPassword: '',
-              newPassword: passwordForm.newPassword
+              newPassword: passwordForm.newPassword,
              confirmPassword: passwordForm.confirmPassword
            })
          );
        }
      }
-      
+
      return Promise.resolve();
    } catch (err: any) {
      // Only set error if it's not a validation error (validation errors are handled by the hook)
@@ -364,9 +365,9 @@ const useEmployeeForm = (mode: 'create' | 'edit', employee?: Employee) => {
  const isStepCompleted = (stepIndex: number): boolean => {
    switch (stepIndex) {
      case 0:
-        return !!formData.firstname.trim() && 
+        return !!formData.firstname.trim() &&
-               !!formData.lastname.trim();
+          !!formData.lastname.trim();
-               // REMOVE: (mode === 'edit' || formData.password.length >= 6)
+      // REMOVE: (mode === 'edit' || formData.password.length >= 6)
      case 1:
        return !!formData.employeeType;
      case 2:
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@ const useEmployeeForm = (mode: 'create' | 'edit', employee?: Employee) => {
    validationErrors,
    getFieldError,
    hasErrors,
-    
+
    // Actions
    goToNextStep,
    goToPrevStep,
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ const useEmployeeForm = (mode: 'create' | 'edit', employee?: Employee) => {
    handleSubmit,
    setShowPasswordSection,
    clearErrors,
-    
+
    // Helpers
    isStepCompleted
  };
@@ -430,8 +431,8 @@ interface StepContentProps {
  hasErrors: (fieldName?: string) => boolean;
 }
-const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({ 
+const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
-  formData, 
+  formData,
  onInputChange,
  emailPreview,
  mode
@@ -439,9 +440,9 @@ const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
  <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '1.5rem' }}>
    <div style={{ display: 'grid', gridTemplateColumns: '1fr 1fr', gap: '1rem' }}>
      <div>
-        <label style={{ 
+        <label style={{
-          display: 'block', 
+          display: 'block',
-          marginBottom: '0.5rem', 
+          marginBottom: '0.5rem',
          fontWeight: '600',
          color: '#495057'
        }}>
@@ -465,9 +466,9 @@ const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
      </div>
      <div>
-        <label style={{ 
+        <label style={{
-          display: 'block', 
+          display: 'block',
-          marginBottom: '0.5rem', 
+          marginBottom: '0.5rem',
          fontWeight: '600',
          color: '#495057'
        }}>
@@ -493,17 +494,17 @@ const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
    {/* Email Preview */}
    <div>
-      <label style={{ 
+      <label style={{
-        display: 'block', 
+        display: 'block',
-        marginBottom: '0.5rem', 
+        marginBottom: '0.5rem',
        fontWeight: '600',
        color: '#495057'
      }}>
        E-Mail Adresse (automatisch generiert)
      </label>
-      <div style={{ 
+      <div style={{
-        padding: '0.75rem', 
+        padding: '0.75rem',
-        backgroundColor: '#e9ecef', 
+        backgroundColor: '#e9ecef',
        border: '1px solid #ced4da',
        borderRadius: '6px',
        color: '#495057',
@@ -512,8 +513,8 @@ const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
      }}>
        {emailPreview || 'max.mustermann@sp.de'}
      </div>
-      <div style={{ 
+      <div style={{
-        fontSize: '0.875rem', 
+        fontSize: '0.875rem',
        color: '#6c757d',
        marginTop: '0.25rem'
      }}>
@@ -523,9 +524,9 @@ const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
    {mode === 'create' && (
      <div>
-        <label style={{ 
+        <label style={{
-          display: 'block', 
+          display: 'block',
-          marginBottom: '0.5rem', 
+          marginBottom: '0.5rem',
          fontWeight: '600',
          color: '#495057'
        }}>
@@ -546,8 +547,8 @@ const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
          }}
          placeholder="Passwort eingeben"
        />
-        <div style={{ 
+        <div style={{
-          fontSize: '0.875rem', 
+          fontSize: '0.875rem',
          color: '#6c757d',
          marginTop: '0.25rem'
        }}>
@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
  </div>
 );
-const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({ 
+const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
  formData,
  onEmployeeTypeChange,
  onTraineeChange,
@@ -581,11 +582,11 @@ const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
      {/* Mitarbeiter Kategorie */}
      <div>
        <h3 style={{ margin: '0 0 1rem 0', color: '#495057' }}>👥 Mitarbeiter Kategorie</h3>
-        
+
        {employeeTypeError && (
-          <div style={{ 
+          <div style={{
-            color: '#dc3545', 
+            color: '#dc3545',
-            fontSize: '0.875rem', 
+            fontSize: '0.875rem',
            marginBottom: '1rem',
            padding: '0.5rem',
            backgroundColor: '#f8d7da',
@@ -595,10 +596,10 @@ const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
            {employeeTypeError}
          </div>
        )}
-        
+
        <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '0.75rem' }}>
          {Object.values(EMPLOYEE_TYPE_CONFIG).map(type => (
-            <div 
+            <div
              key={type.value}
              style={{
                display: 'flex',
@@ -626,16 +627,16 @@ const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
                }}
              />
              <div style={{ flex: 1 }}>
-                <div style={{ 
+                <div style={{
-                  fontWeight: 'bold', 
+                  fontWeight: 'bold',
                  color: '#2c3e50',
                  marginBottom: '4px',
                  fontSize: '16px'
                }}>
                  {type.label}
                </div>
-                <div style={{ 
+                <div style={{
-                  fontSize: '14px', 
+                  fontSize: '14px',
                  color: '#7f8c8d',
                  lineHeight: '1.4'
                }}>
@@ -658,10 +659,10 @@ const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
        {/* Trainee checkbox for personell type */}
        {formData.employeeType === 'personell' && (
-          <div style={{ 
+          <div style={{
            marginTop: '1rem',
-            display: 'flex', 
+            display: 'flex',
-            alignItems: 'center', 
+            alignItems: 'center',
            gap: '10px',
            padding: '1rem',
            border: '1px solid #e0e0e0',
@@ -692,11 +693,11 @@ const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
      {hasRole(['admin']) && showContractType && (
        <div>
          <h3 style={{ margin: '0 0 1rem 0', color: '#0c5460' }}>📝 Vertragstyp</h3>
-          
+
          {contractTypeError && (
-            <div style={{ 
+            <div style={{
-              color: '#dc3545', 
+              color: '#dc3545',
-              fontSize: '0.875rem', 
+              fontSize: '0.875rem',
              marginBottom: '1rem',
              padding: '0.5rem',
              backgroundColor: '#f8d7da',
@@ -706,16 +707,16 @@ const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
              {contractTypeError}
            </div>
          )}
-          
+
          <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '0.75rem' }}>
            {contractTypeOptions.map(contract => {
              const isFlexibleDisabled = contract.value === 'flexible' && formData.employeeType === 'personell';
-              const isSmallLargeDisabled = (contract.value === 'small' || contract.value === 'large') && 
+              const isSmallLargeDisabled = (contract.value === 'small' || contract.value === 'large') &&
-                                        (formData.employeeType === 'manager' || formData.employeeType === 'apprentice');
+                (formData.employeeType === 'manager' || formData.employeeType === 'apprentice');
              const isDisabled = isFlexibleDisabled || isSmallLargeDisabled;
-              
+
              return (
-                <div 
+                <div
                  key={contract.value}
                  style={{
                    display: 'flex',
@@ -745,8 +746,8 @@ const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
                    }}
                  />
                  <div style={{ flex: 1 }}>
-                    <div style={{ 
+                    <div style={{
-                      fontWeight: 'bold', 
+                      fontWeight: 'bold',
                      color: '#2c3e50',
                      marginBottom: '4px',
                      fontSize: '16px'
@@ -773,8 +774,8 @@ const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
                        </span>
                      )}
                    </div>
-                    <div style={{ 
+                    <div style={{
-                      fontSize: '14px', 
+                      fontSize: '14px',
                      color: '#7f8c8d',
                      lineHeight: '1.4'
                    }}>
@@ -801,7 +802,7 @@ const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
  );
 };
-const Step3Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({ 
+const Step3Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
  formData,
  onInputChange,
  onRoleChange,
@@ -816,11 +817,11 @@ const Step3Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
      {/* Eigenständigkeit */}
      <div>
        <h3 style={{ margin: '0 0 1rem 0', color: '#495057' }}>🎯 Eigenständigkeit</h3>
-        
+
        {canWorkAloneError && (
-          <div style={{ 
+          <div style={{
-            color: '#dc3545', 
+            color: '#dc3545',
-            fontSize: '0.875rem', 
+            fontSize: '0.875rem',
            marginBottom: '1rem',
            padding: '0.5rem',
            backgroundColor: '#f8d7da',
@@ -830,10 +831,10 @@ const Step3Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
            {canWorkAloneError}
          </div>
        )}
-        
+
-        <div style={{ 
+        <div style={{
-          display: 'flex', 
+          display: 'flex',
-          alignItems: 'center', 
+          alignItems: 'center',
          gap: '15px',
          padding: '1rem',
          border: '1px solid #e0e0e0',
@@ -847,16 +848,16 @@ const Step3Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
            checked={formData.canWorkAlone}
            onChange={onInputChange}
            disabled={formData.employeeType === 'manager' || (formData.employeeType === 'personell' && formData.isTrainee)}
-            style={{ 
+            style={{
-              width: '20px', 
+              width: '20px',
              height: '20px',
              opacity: (formData.employeeType === 'manager' || (formData.employeeType === 'personell' && formData.isTrainee)) ? 0.5 : 1
            }}
          />
          <div style={{ flex: 1 }}>
-            <label htmlFor="canWorkAlone" style={{ 
+            <label htmlFor="canWorkAlone" style={{
-              fontWeight: 'bold', 
+              fontWeight: 'bold',
-              color: '#2c3e50', 
+              color: '#2c3e50',
              display: 'block',
              opacity: (formData.employeeType === 'manager' || (formData.employeeType === 'personell' && formData.isTrainee)) ? 0.5 : 1
            }}>
@@ -864,11 +865,11 @@ const Step3Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
              {(formData.employeeType === 'manager' || (formData.employeeType === 'personell' && formData.isTrainee)) && ' (Automatisch festgelegt)'}
            </label>
            <div style={{ fontSize: '14px', color: '#7f8c8d' }}>
-              {formData.employeeType === 'manager' 
+              {formData.employeeType === 'manager'
                ? 'Chefs sind automatisch als eigenständig markiert.'
                : formData.employeeType === 'personell' && formData.isTrainee
-                ? 'Auszubildende können nicht als eigenständig markiert werden.'
+                  ? 'Auszubildende können nicht als eigenständig markiert werden.'
-                : 'Dieser Mitarbeiter kann komplexe Aufgaben eigenständig lösen und benötigt keine ständige Betreuung.'
+                  : 'Dieser Mitarbeiter kann komplexe Aufgaben eigenständig lösen und benötigt keine ständige Betreuung.'
              }
            </div>
          </div>
@@ -890,11 +891,11 @@ const Step3Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
      {hasRole(['admin']) && (
        <div>
          <h3 style={{ margin: '0 0 1rem 0', color: '#856404' }}>⚙️ Systemrollen</h3>
-          
+
          {rolesError && (
-            <div style={{ 
+            <div style={{
-              color: '#dc3545', 
+              color: '#dc3545',
-              fontSize: '0.875rem', 
+              fontSize: '0.875rem',
              marginBottom: '1rem',
              padding: '0.5rem',
              backgroundColor: '#f8d7da',
@@ -904,10 +905,10 @@ const Step3Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
              {rolesError}
            </div>
          )}
-          
+
          <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '0.75rem' }}>
            {ROLE_CONFIG.map(role => (
-              <div 
+              <div
                key={role.value}
                style={{
                  display: 'flex',
@@ -951,7 +952,7 @@ const Step3Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
  );
 };
-const Step4Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({ 
+const Step4Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
  formData,
  passwordForm,
  onInputChange,
@@ -970,7 +971,7 @@ const Step4Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
      {/* Passwort ändern */}
      <div>
        <h3 style={{ margin: '0 0 1rem 0', color: '#856404' }}>🔒 Passwort zurücksetzen</h3>
-        
+
        {!showPasswordSection ? (
          <button
            type="button"
@@ -1009,10 +1010,10 @@ const Step4Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
                placeholder="Mindestens 6 Zeichen"
              />
              {newPasswordError && (
-                <div style={{ 
+                <div style={{
-                  color: '#dc3545', 
+                  color: '#dc3545',
-                  fontSize: '0.875rem', 
+                  fontSize: '0.875rem',
-                  marginTop: '0.25rem' 
+                  marginTop: '0.25rem'
                }}>
                  {newPasswordError}
                </div>
@@ -1039,10 +1040,10 @@ const Step4Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
                placeholder="Passwort wiederholen"
              />
              {confirmPasswordError && (
-                <div style={{ 
+                <div style={{
-                  color: '#dc3545', 
+                  color: '#dc3545',
-                  fontSize: '0.875rem', 
+                  fontSize: '0.875rem',
-                  marginTop: '0.25rem' 
+                  marginTop: '0.25rem'
                }}>
                  {confirmPasswordError}
                </div>
@@ -1074,9 +1075,9 @@ const Step4Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
      {/* Aktiv Status */}
      {mode === 'edit' && (
-        <div style={{ 
+        <div style={{
-          display: 'flex', 
+          display: 'flex',
-          alignItems: 'center', 
+          alignItems: 'center',
          gap: '10px',
          padding: '1rem',
          border: `1px solid ${isActiveError ? '#dc3545' : '#e0e0e0'}`,
@@ -1099,10 +1100,10 @@ const Step4Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
              Inaktive Mitarbeiter können sich nicht anmelden und werden nicht für Schichten eingeplant.
            </div>
            {isActiveError && (
-              <div style={{ 
+              <div style={{
-                color: '#dc3545', 
+                color: '#dc3545',
-                fontSize: '0.875rem', 
+                fontSize: '0.875rem',
-                marginTop: '0.25rem' 
+                marginTop: '0.25rem'
              }}>
                {isActiveError}
              </div>
@@ -1151,9 +1152,9 @@ const EmployeeForm: React.FC<EmployeeFormProps> = ({
  // Inline Step Indicator Komponente (wie in Setup.tsx)
  const StepIndicator: React.FC = () => (
-    <div style={{ 
+    <div style={{
-      display: 'flex', 
+      display: 'flex',
-      justifyContent: 'space-between', 
+      justifyContent: 'space-between',
      alignItems: 'center',
      marginBottom: '2.5rem',
      position: 'relative',
@@ -1169,18 +1170,18 @@ const EmployeeForm: React.FC<EmployeeFormProps> = ({
        backgroundColor: '#e9ecef',
        zIndex: 1
      }} />
-      
+
      {steps.map((step, index) => {
        const isCompleted = index < currentStep;
        const isCurrent = index === currentStep;
        const isClickable = index <= currentStep + 1;
-        
+
        return (
-          <div 
+          <div
            key={step.id}
-            style={{ 
+            style={{
-              display: 'flex', 
+              display: 'flex',
-              flexDirection: 'column', 
+              flexDirection: 'column',
              alignItems: 'center',
              zIndex: 2,
              position: 'relative',
@@ -1210,18 +1211,18 @@ const EmployeeForm: React.FC<EmployeeFormProps> = ({
            >
              {index + 1}
            </button>
-            
+
            <div style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>
-              <div style={{ 
+              <div style={{
-                fontSize: '14px', 
+                fontSize: '14px',
                fontWeight: isCurrent ? '600' : '400',
                color: isCurrent ? '#51258f' : '#6c757d'
              }}>
                {step.title}
              </div>
              {step.subtitle && (
-                <div style={{ 
+                <div style={{
-                  fontSize: '12px', 
+                  fontSize: '12px',
                  color: '#6c757d',
                  marginTop: '2px'
                }}>
@@ -1275,8 +1276,8 @@ const EmployeeForm: React.FC<EmployeeFormProps> = ({
      showNotification({ // Changed from addNotification to showNotification
        type: 'success',
        title: 'Erfolg',
-        message: mode === 'create' 
+        message: mode === 'create'
-          ? 'Mitarbeiter wurde erfolgreich erstellt' 
+          ? 'Mitarbeiter wurde erfolgreich erstellt'
          : 'Mitarbeiter wurde erfolgreich aktualisiert'
      });
      onSuccess();
@@ -1287,11 +1288,11 @@ const EmployeeForm: React.FC<EmployeeFormProps> = ({
  const getNextButtonText = (): string => {
    if (loading) return '⏳ Wird gespeichert...';
-    
+
    if (currentStep === steps.length - 1) {
      return mode === 'create' ? 'Mitarbeiter erstellen' : 'Änderungen speichern';
    }
-    
+
    return 'Weiter →';
  };
@@ -1307,8 +1308,8 @@ const EmployeeForm: React.FC<EmployeeFormProps> = ({
      border: '1px solid #e0e0e0',
      boxShadow: '0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)'
    }}>
-      <h2 style={{ 
+      <h2 style={{
-        margin: '0 0 1.5rem 0', 
+        margin: '0 0 1.5rem 0',
        color: '#2c3e50',
        borderBottom: '2px solid #f0f0f0',
        paddingBottom: '1rem',
@@ -1322,16 +1323,16 @@ const EmployeeForm: React.FC<EmployeeFormProps> = ({
      {/* Aktueller Schritt Titel und Beschreibung */}
      <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', marginBottom: '1.5rem' }}>
-        <h3 style={{ 
+        <h3 style={{
-          fontSize: '1.25rem', 
+          fontSize: '1.25rem',
-          fontWeight: 'bold', 
+          fontWeight: 'bold',
          marginBottom: '0.5rem',
          color: '#2c3e50'
        }}>
          {steps[currentStep].title}
        </h3>
        {steps[currentStep].subtitle && (
-          <p style={{ 
+          <p style={{
            color: '#6c757d',
            fontSize: '1rem'
          }}>
@@ -1346,9 +1347,9 @@ const EmployeeForm: React.FC<EmployeeFormProps> = ({
      </div>
      {/* Navigations-Buttons */}
-      <div style={{ 
+      <div style={{
-        marginTop: '2rem', 
+        marginTop: '2rem',
-        display: 'flex', 
+        display: 'flex',
        justifyContent: 'space-between',
        alignItems: 'center'
      }}>
@@ -1368,7 +1369,7 @@ const EmployeeForm: React.FC<EmployeeFormProps> = ({
        >
          {currentStep === 0 ? 'Abbrechen' : '← Zurück'}
        </button>
-        
+
        <button
          onClick={isLastStep ? handleFinalSubmit : goToNextStep}
          disabled={loading}
@@ -1390,16 +1391,16 @@ const EmployeeForm: React.FC<EmployeeFormProps> = ({
      {/* Zusätzliche Informationen */}
      {isLastStep && !loading && (
-        <div style={{ 
+        <div style={{
-          marginTop: '1.5rem', 
+          marginTop: '1.5rem',
-          textAlign: 'center', 
+          textAlign: 'center',
-          color: '#6c757d', 
+          color: '#6c757d',
          fontSize: '0.9rem',
          padding: '1rem',
          backgroundColor: '#f8f9fa',
          borderRadius: '6px'
        }}>
-          {mode === 'create' 
+          {mode === 'create'
            ? 'Überprüfen Sie alle Daten, bevor Sie den Mitarbeiter erstellen'
            : 'Überprüfen Sie alle Änderungen, bevor Sie sie speichern'
          }
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Settings/Settings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Settings/Settings.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-// frontend/src/pages/Settings/Settings.tsx - UPDATED WITH NEW STYLES
+// frontend/src/pages/Settings/Settings.tsx - UPDATED WITH VALIDATION STRATEGY
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useAuth } from '../../contexts/AuthContext';
 import { employeeService } from '../../services/employeeService';
 import { useNotification } from '../../contexts/NotificationContext';
 import { useBackendValidation } from '../../hooks/useBackendValidation';
 import AvailabilityManager from '../Employees/components/AvailabilityManager';
 import { Employee } from '../../models/Employee';
 import { styles } from './type/SettingsType';
@@ -10,11 +11,12 @@ import { styles } from './type/SettingsType';
 const Settings: React.FC = () => {
  const { user: currentUser, updateUser } = useAuth();
  const { showNotification } = useNotification();
  const { executeWithValidation, clearErrors, isSubmitting } = useBackendValidation();
  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<'profile' | 'password' | 'availability'>('profile');
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
  const [showAvailabilityManager, setShowAvailabilityManager] = useState(false);
-  
+
-  // Profile form state - updated for firstname/lastname
+  // Profile form state
  const [profileForm, setProfileForm] = useState({
    firstname: currentUser?.firstname || '',
    lastname: currentUser?.lastname || ''
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
    }));
  };
-  // Password visibility handlers for current password
+  // Password visibility handlers
  const handleCurrentPasswordMouseDown = () => {
    currentPasswordTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
      setShowCurrentPassword(true);
@@ -88,7 +90,6 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
    setShowCurrentPassword(false);
  };
  // Password visibility handlers for new password
  const handleNewPasswordMouseDown = () => {
    newPasswordTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
      setShowNewPassword(true);
@@ -103,7 +104,6 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
    setShowNewPassword(false);
  };
  // Password visibility handlers for confirm password
  const handleConfirmPasswordMouseDown = () => {
    confirmPasswordTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
      setShowConfirmPassword(true);
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
    cleanup();
  };
  // Prevent context menu
  const handleContextMenu = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
    e.preventDefault();
  };
@@ -138,40 +137,46 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
    e.preventDefault();
    if (!currentUser) return;
-    // Validation
+    // BASIC FRONTEND VALIDATION: Only check required fields
-    if (!profileForm.firstname.trim() || !profileForm.lastname.trim()) {
+    if (!profileForm.firstname.trim()) {
      showNotification({
        type: 'error',
        title: 'Fehler',
-        message: 'Vorname und Nachname sind erforderlich'
+        message: 'Vorname ist erforderlich'
      });
      return;
    }
    if (!profileForm.lastname.trim()) {
      showNotification({
        type: 'error',
        title: 'Fehler',
        message: 'Nachname ist erforderlich'
      });
      return;
    }
    try {
-      setLoading(true);
+      // Use executeWithValidation to handle backend validation
-      await employeeService.updateEmployee(currentUser.id, {
+      await executeWithValidation(async () => {
-        firstname: profileForm.firstname.trim(),
+        const updatedEmployee = await employeeService.updateEmployee(currentUser.id, {
-        lastname: profileForm.lastname.trim()
+          firstname: profileForm.firstname.trim(),
-      });
+          lastname: profileForm.lastname.trim()
        });
-      // Update the auth context with new user data
+        // Update the auth context with new user data
-      const updatedUser = await employeeService.getEmployee(currentUser.id);
+        updateUser(updatedEmployee);
      updateUser(updatedUser);
-      showNotification({
+        showNotification({
-        type: 'success',
+          type: 'success',
-        title: 'Erfolg',
+          title: 'Erfolg',
-        message: 'Profil erfolgreich aktualisiert'
+          message: 'Profil erfolgreich aktualisiert'
        });
      });
-    } catch (error: any) {
+    } catch (error) {
-      showNotification({
+      // Backend validation errors are already handled by executeWithValidation
-        type: 'error',
+      // We only need to handle unexpected errors here
-        title: 'Fehler',
+      console.error('Unexpected error:', error);
        message: error.message || 'Profil konnte nicht aktualisiert werden'
      });
    } finally {
      setLoading(false);
    }
  };
@@ -179,12 +184,30 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
    e.preventDefault();
    if (!currentUser) return;
-    // Validation
+    // BASIC FRONTEND VALIDATION: Only check minimum requirements
-    if (passwordForm.newPassword.length < 6) {
+    if (!passwordForm.currentPassword) {
      showNotification({
        type: 'error',
        title: 'Fehler',
-        message: 'Das neue Passwort muss mindestens 6 Zeichen lang sein'
+        message: 'Aktuelles Passwort ist erforderlich'
      });
      return;
    }
    if (!passwordForm.newPassword) {
      showNotification({
        type: 'error',
        title: 'Fehler',
        message: 'Neues Passwort ist erforderlich'
      });
      return;
    }
    if (passwordForm.newPassword.length < 8) {
      showNotification({
        type: 'error',
        title: 'Fehler',
        message: 'Das neue Passwort muss mindestens 8 Zeichen lang sein'
      });
      return;
    }
@@ -199,34 +222,30 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
    }
    try {
-      setLoading(true);
+      // Use executeWithValidation to handle backend validation
-      
+      await executeWithValidation(async () => {
-      // Use the actual password change endpoint
+        await employeeService.changePassword(currentUser.id, {
-      await employeeService.changePassword(currentUser.id, {
+          currentPassword: passwordForm.currentPassword,
-        currentPassword: passwordForm.currentPassword,
+          newPassword: passwordForm.newPassword,
-        newPassword: passwordForm.newPassword
+          confirmPassword: passwordForm.confirmPassword
-      });
+        });
-      showNotification({
+        showNotification({
-        type: 'success',
+          type: 'success',
-        title: 'Erfolg',
+          title: 'Erfolg',
-        message: 'Passwort erfolgreich geändert'
+          message: 'Passwort erfolgreich geändert'
-      });
+        });
-      // Clear password form
+        // Clear password form
-      setPasswordForm({
+        setPasswordForm({
-        currentPassword: '',
+          currentPassword: '',
-        newPassword: '',
+          newPassword: '',
-        confirmPassword: ''
+          confirmPassword: ''
        });
      });
-    } catch (error: any) {
+    } catch (error) {
-      showNotification({
+      // Backend validation errors are already handled by executeWithValidation
-        type: 'error',
+      console.error('Unexpected error:', error);
        title: 'Fehler',
        message: error.message || 'Passwort konnte nicht geändert werden'
      });
    } finally {
      setLoading(false);
    }
  };
@@ -243,12 +262,18 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
    setShowAvailabilityManager(false);
  };
  // Clear validation errors when switching tabs
  const handleTabChange = (tab: 'profile' | 'password' | 'availability') => {
    clearErrors();
    setActiveTab(tab);
  };
  if (!currentUser) {
-    return <div style={{ 
+    return <div style={{
-      textAlign: 'center', 
+      textAlign: 'center',
-      padding: '3rem', 
+      padding: '3rem',
-      color: '#666', 
+      color: '#666',
-      fontSize: '1.1rem' 
+      fontSize: '1.1rem'
    }}>Nicht eingeloggt</div>;
  }
@@ -270,10 +295,10 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
          <h1 style={styles.title}>Einstellungen</h1>
          <div style={styles.subtitle}>Verwalten Sie Ihre Kontoeinstellungen und Präferenzen</div>
        </div>
-        
+
        <div style={styles.tabs}>
          <button
-            onClick={() => setActiveTab('profile')}
+            onClick={() => handleTabChange('profile')}
            style={{
              ...styles.tab,
              ...(activeTab === 'profile' ? styles.tabActive : {})
@@ -299,9 +324,9 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
              <span style={{ fontSize: '0.8rem', opacity: 0.7, marginTop: '2px' }}>Persönliche Informationen</span>
            </div>
          </button>
-          
+
          <button
-            onClick={() => setActiveTab('password')}
+            onClick={() => handleTabChange('password')}
            style={{
              ...styles.tab,
              ...(activeTab === 'password' ? styles.tabActive : {})
@@ -327,9 +352,9 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
              <span style={{ fontSize: '0.8rem', opacity: 0.7, marginTop: '2px' }}>Sicherheitseinstellungen</span>
            </div>
          </button>
-          
+
          <button
-            onClick={() => setActiveTab('availability')}
+            onClick={() => handleTabChange('availability')}
            style={{
              ...styles.tab,
              ...(activeTab === 'availability' ? styles.tabActive : {})
@@ -369,7 +394,7 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
                Verwalten Sie Ihre persönlichen Informationen und Kontaktdaten
              </p>
            </div>
-            
+
            <form onSubmit={handleProfileUpdate} style={{ marginTop: '2rem' }}>
              <div style={styles.formGrid}>
                {/* Read-only information */}
@@ -480,28 +505,28 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
              <div style={styles.actions}>
                <button
                  type="submit"
-                  disabled={loading || !profileForm.firstname.trim() || !profileForm.lastname.trim()}
+                  disabled={isSubmitting || !profileForm.firstname.trim() || !profileForm.lastname.trim()}
                  style={{
                    ...styles.button,
                    ...styles.buttonPrimary,
-                    ...((loading || !profileForm.firstname.trim() || !profileForm.lastname.trim()) ? styles.buttonDisabled : {})
+                    ...((isSubmitting || !profileForm.firstname.trim() || !profileForm.lastname.trim()) ? styles.buttonDisabled : {})
                  }}
                  onMouseEnter={(e) => {
-                    if (!loading && profileForm.firstname.trim() && profileForm.lastname.trim()) {
+                    if (!isSubmitting && profileForm.firstname.trim() && profileForm.lastname.trim()) {
                      e.currentTarget.style.background = styles.buttonPrimaryHover.background;
                      e.currentTarget.style.transform = styles.buttonPrimaryHover.transform;
                      e.currentTarget.style.boxShadow = styles.buttonPrimaryHover.boxShadow;
                    }
                  }}
                  onMouseLeave={(e) => {
-                    if (!loading && profileForm.firstname.trim() && profileForm.lastname.trim()) {
+                    if (!isSubmitting && profileForm.firstname.trim() && profileForm.lastname.trim()) {
                      e.currentTarget.style.background = styles.buttonPrimary.background;
                      e.currentTarget.style.transform = 'none';
                      e.currentTarget.style.boxShadow = styles.buttonPrimary.boxShadow;
                    }
                  }}
                >
-                  {loading ? '⏳ Wird gespeichert...' : 'Profil aktualisieren'}
+                  {isSubmitting ? '⏳ Wird gespeichert...' : 'Profil aktualisieren'}
                </button>
              </div>
            </form>
@@ -517,7 +542,7 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
                Aktualisieren Sie Ihr Passwort für erhöhte Sicherheit
              </p>
            </div>
-            
+
            <form onSubmit={handlePasswordUpdate} style={{ marginTop: '2rem' }}>
              <div style={styles.formGridCompact}>
                {/* Current Password Field */}
@@ -575,9 +600,9 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
                      value={passwordForm.newPassword}
                      onChange={handlePasswordChange}
                      required
-                      minLength={6}
+                      minLength={8}
                      style={styles.fieldInputWithIcon}
-                      placeholder="Mindestens 6 Zeichen"
+                      placeholder="Mindestens 8 Zeichen"
                      onFocus={(e) => {
                        e.target.style.borderColor = '#1a1325';
                        e.target.style.boxShadow = '0 0 0 3px rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.1)';
@@ -606,7 +631,7 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
                    </button>
                  </div>
                  <div style={styles.fieldHint}>
-                    Das Passwort muss mindestens 6 Zeichen lang sein.
+                    Das Passwort muss mindestens 8 Zeichen lang sein.
                  </div>
                </div>
@@ -657,28 +682,28 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
              <div style={styles.actions}>
                <button
                  type="submit"
-                  disabled={loading || !passwordForm.currentPassword || !passwordForm.newPassword || !passwordForm.confirmPassword}
+                  disabled={isSubmitting || !passwordForm.currentPassword || !passwordForm.newPassword || !passwordForm.confirmPassword}
                  style={{
                    ...styles.button,
                    ...styles.buttonPrimary,
-                    ...((loading || !passwordForm.currentPassword || !passwordForm.newPassword || !passwordForm.confirmPassword) ? styles.buttonDisabled : {})
+                    ...((isSubmitting || !passwordForm.currentPassword || !passwordForm.newPassword || !passwordForm.confirmPassword) ? styles.buttonDisabled : {})
                  }}
                  onMouseEnter={(e) => {
-                    if (!loading && passwordForm.currentPassword && passwordForm.newPassword && passwordForm.confirmPassword) {
+                    if (!isSubmitting && passwordForm.currentPassword && passwordForm.newPassword && passwordForm.confirmPassword) {
                      e.currentTarget.style.background = styles.buttonPrimaryHover.background;
                      e.currentTarget.style.transform = styles.buttonPrimaryHover.transform;
                      e.currentTarget.style.boxShadow = styles.buttonPrimaryHover.boxShadow;
                    }
                  }}
                  onMouseLeave={(e) => {
-                    if (!loading && passwordForm.currentPassword && passwordForm.newPassword && passwordForm.confirmPassword) {
+                    if (!isSubmitting && passwordForm.currentPassword && passwordForm.newPassword && passwordForm.confirmPassword) {
                      e.currentTarget.style.background = styles.buttonPrimary.background;
                      e.currentTarget.style.transform = 'none';
                      e.currentTarget.style.boxShadow = styles.buttonPrimary.boxShadow;
                    }
                  }}
                >
-                  {loading ? '⏳ Wird geändert...' : 'Passwort ändern'}
+                  {isSubmitting ? '⏳ Wird geändert...' : 'Passwort ändern'}
                </button>
              </div>
            </form>
@@ -694,16 +719,16 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
                Legen Sie Ihre persönliche Verfügbarkeit für Schichtpläne fest
              </p>
            </div>
-            
+
            <div style={styles.availabilityCard}>
              <div style={styles.availabilityIcon}>📅</div>
              <h3 style={styles.availabilityTitle}>Verfügbarkeit verwalten</h3>
              <p style={styles.availabilityDescription}>
                Hier können Sie Ihre persönliche Verfügbarkeit für Schichtpläne festlegen.
-                Legen Sie für jeden Tag und jede Schicht fest, ob Sie bevorzugt, möglicherweise 
+                Legen Sie für jeden Tag und jede Schicht fest, ob Sie bevorzugt, möglicherweise
                oder nicht verfügbar sind.
              </p>
-              
+
              <button
                onClick={() => setShowAvailabilityManager(true)}
                style={{
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Settings/type/SettingsType.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Settings/type/SettingsType.tsx
@@ -1,275 +1,275 @@
-// frontend/src/pages/Settings/type/SettingsType.tsx - CORRECTED
+// frontend/src/pages/Settings/type/SettingsType.tsx
 export const styles = {
-    container: {
+  container: {
-      display: 'flex',
+    display: 'flex',
-      minHeight: 'calc(100vh - 120px)',
+    minHeight: 'calc(100vh - 120px)',
-      background: '#FBFAF6',
+    background: '#FBFAF6',
-      padding: '2rem',
+    padding: '2rem',
-      maxWidth: '1200px',
+    maxWidth: '1200px',
-      margin: '0 auto',
+    margin: '0 auto',
-      gap: '2rem',
+    gap: '2rem',
-    },
+  },
-    sidebar: {
+  sidebar: {
-      width: '280px',
+    width: '280px',
-      background: '#FBFAF6',
+    background: '#FBFAF6',
-      borderRadius: '16px',
+    borderRadius: '16px',
-      border: '1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)',
+    border: '1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)',
-      boxShadow: '0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06), 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04)',
+    boxShadow: '0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06), 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04)',
-      padding: '1.5rem',
+    padding: '1.5rem',
-      height: 'fit-content',
+    height: 'fit-content',
-      position: 'sticky' as const,
+    position: 'sticky' as const,
-      top: '2rem',
+    top: '2rem',
-    },
+  },
-    header: {
+  header: {
-      marginBottom: '2rem',
+    marginBottom: '2rem',
-      paddingBottom: '1.5rem',
+    paddingBottom: '1.5rem',
-      borderBottom: '1px solid rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.1)',
+    borderBottom: '1px solid rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.1)',
-    },
+  },
-    title: {
+  title: {
-      fontSize: '1.5rem',
+    fontSize: '1.5rem',
-      fontWeight: 600,
+    fontWeight: 600,
-      color: '#161718',
+    color: '#161718',
-      margin: '0 0 0.5rem 0',
+    margin: '0 0 0.5rem 0',
-    },
+  },
-    subtitle: {
+  subtitle: {
-      fontSize: '0.95rem',
+    fontSize: '0.95rem',
-      color: '#666',
+    color: '#666',
-      fontWeight: 400,
+    fontWeight: 400,
-      lineHeight: 1.5,
+    lineHeight: 1.5,
-    },
+  },
-    tabs: {
+  tabs: {
-      display: 'flex',
+    display: 'flex',
-      flexDirection: 'column' as const,
+    flexDirection: 'column' as const,
-      gap: '0.5rem',
+    gap: '0.5rem',
-    },
+  },
-    tab: {
+  tab: {
-      display: 'flex',
+    display: 'flex',
-      alignItems: 'center',
+    alignItems: 'center',
-      gap: '1rem',
+    gap: '1rem',
-      padding: '1rem 1.25rem',
+    padding: '1rem 1.25rem',
-      background: 'transparent',
+    background: 'transparent',
-      color: '#666',
+    color: '#666',
-      border: 'none',
+    border: 'none',
-      borderRadius: '8px',
+    borderRadius: '8px',
-      cursor: 'pointer',
+    cursor: 'pointer',
-      fontWeight: 500,
+    fontWeight: 500,
-      transition: 'all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)',
+    transition: 'all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)',
-      textAlign: 'left' as const,
+    textAlign: 'left' as const,
-      width: '100%',
+    width: '100%',
-    },
+  },
-    tabActive: {
+  tabActive: {
-      background: '#51258f',
+    background: '#51258f',
-      color: '#FBFAF6',
+    color: '#FBFAF6',
-      boxShadow: '0 4px 12px rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.15)',
+    boxShadow: '0 4px 12px rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.15)',
-    },
+  },
-    tabHover: {
+  tabHover: {
-      background: 'rgba(81, 37, 143, 0.1)',
+    background: 'rgba(81, 37, 143, 0.1)',
-      color: '#1a1325',
+    color: '#1a1325',
-      transform: 'translateX(4px)',
+    transform: 'translateX(4px)',
-    },
+  },
-    content: {
+  content: {
-      flex: 1,
+    flex: 1,
-      background: '#FBFAF6',
+    background: '#FBFAF6',
-      padding: '2.5rem',
+    padding: '2.5rem',
-      borderRadius: '16px',
+    borderRadius: '16px',
-      border: '1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)',
+    border: '1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)',
-      boxShadow: '0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06), 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04)',
+    boxShadow: '0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06), 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04)',
-      backdropFilter: 'blur(10px)',
+    backdropFilter: 'blur(10px)',
-      minHeight: '100px',
+    minHeight: '100px',
-    },
+  },
-    section: {
+  section: {
-      marginBottom: '2rem',
+    marginBottom: '2rem',
-    },
+  },
-    sectionTitle: {
+  sectionTitle: {
-      fontSize: '1.75rem',
+    fontSize: '1.75rem',
-      fontWeight: 600,
+    fontWeight: 600,
-      color: '#161718',
+    color: '#161718',
-      margin: '0 0 0.5rem 0',
+    margin: '0 0 0.5rem 0',
-    },
+  },
-    sectionDescription: {
+  sectionDescription: {
-      color: '#666',
+    color: '#666',
-      fontSize: '1rem',
+    fontSize: '1rem',
-      margin: 0,
+    margin: 0,
-      lineHeight: 1.5,
+    lineHeight: 1.5,
-    },
+  },
-    formGrid: {
+  formGrid: {
-      display: 'grid',
+    display: 'grid',
-      gap: '1.5rem',
+    gap: '1.5rem',
-    },
+  },
-    formGridCompact: {
+  formGridCompact: {
-      display: 'grid',
+    display: 'grid',
-      gap: '1.5rem',
+    gap: '1.5rem',
-      maxWidth: '500px',
+    maxWidth: '500px',
-    },
+  },
-    infoCard: {
+  infoCard: {
-      padding: '1.5rem',
+    padding: '1.5rem',
-      background: 'rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.02)',
+    background: 'rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.02)',
-      borderRadius: '12px',
+    borderRadius: '12px',
-      border: '1px solid rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.1)',
+    border: '1px solid rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.1)',
-    },
+  },
-    infoCardTitle: {
+  infoCardTitle: {
-      fontSize: '1rem',
+    fontSize: '1rem',
-      fontWeight: 600,
+    fontWeight: 600,
-      color: '#1a1325',
+    color: '#1a1325',
-      margin: '0 0 1rem 0',
+    margin: '0 0 1rem 0',
-    },
+  },
-    infoGrid: {
+  infoGrid: {
-      display: 'grid',
+    display: 'grid',
-      gridTemplateColumns: '1fr 1fr',
+    gridTemplateColumns: '1fr 1fr',
-      gap: '1rem',
+    gap: '1rem',
-    },
+  },
-    field: {
+  field: {
-      display: 'flex',
+    display: 'flex',
-      flexDirection: 'column' as const,
+    flexDirection: 'column' as const,
-      gap: '0.5rem',
+    gap: '0.5rem',
-      width: '100%',
+    width: '100%',
-    },
+  },
-    fieldLabel: {
+  fieldLabel: {
-      fontSize: '0.9rem',
+    fontSize: '0.9rem',
-      fontWeight: 600,
+    fontWeight: 600,
-      color: '#161718',
+    color: '#161718',
-      width: '100%',
+    width: '100%',
-    },
+  },
-    fieldInputContainer: {
+  fieldInputContainer: {
-      position: 'relative' as const,
+    position: 'relative' as const,
-      width: '100%',
+    width: '100%',
-    },
+  },
-    fieldInput: {
+  fieldInput: {
-      padding: '0.875rem 1rem',
+    padding: '0.875rem 1rem',
-      border: '1.5px solid #e8e8e8',
+    border: '1.5px solid #e8e8e8',
-      borderRadius: '8px',
+    borderRadius: '8px',
-      fontSize: '0.95rem',
+    fontSize: '0.95rem',
-      background: '#FBFAF6',
+    background: '#FBFAF6',
-      transition: 'all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)',
+    transition: 'all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)',
-      color: '#161718',
+    color: '#161718',
-      width: '100%',
+    width: '100%',
-      boxSizing: 'border-box' as const,
+    boxSizing: 'border-box' as const,
-    },
+  },
-    fieldInputWithIcon: {
+  fieldInputWithIcon: {
-      padding: '0.875rem 1rem',
+    padding: '0.875rem 1rem',
-      border: '1.5px solid #e8e8e8',
+    border: '1.5px solid #e8e8e8',
-      borderRadius: '8px',
+    borderRadius: '8px',
-      fontSize: '0.95rem',
+    fontSize: '0.95rem',
-      background: '#FBFAF6',
+    background: '#FBFAF6',
-      transition: 'all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)',
+    transition: 'all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)',
-      color: '#161718',
+    color: '#161718',
-      width: '100%',
+    width: '100%',
-      paddingRight: '40px',
+    paddingRight: '40px',
-      boxSizing: 'border-box' as const,
+    boxSizing: 'border-box' as const,
-    },
+  },
-    fieldInputDisabled: {
+  fieldInputDisabled: {
-      padding: '0.875rem 1rem',
+    padding: '0.875rem 1rem',
-      border: '1.5px solid rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.1)',
+    border: '1.5px solid rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.1)',
-      borderRadius: '8px',
+    borderRadius: '8px',
-      fontSize: '0.95rem',
+    fontSize: '0.95rem',
-      background: 'rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.05)',
+    background: 'rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.05)',
-      color: '#666',
+    color: '#666',
-      cursor: 'not-allowed',
+    cursor: 'not-allowed',
-      width: '100%',
+    width: '100%',
-      boxSizing: 'border-box' as const,
+    boxSizing: 'border-box' as const,
-    },
+  },
-    fieldHint: {
+  fieldHint: {
-      fontSize: '0.8rem',
+    fontSize: '0.8rem',
-      color: '#888',
+    color: '#888',
-      marginTop: '0.25rem',
+    marginTop: '0.25rem',
-      width: '100%',
+    width: '100%',
-    },
+  },
-    passwordToggleButton: {
+  passwordToggleButton: {
-      position: 'absolute' as const,
+    position: 'absolute' as const,
-      right: '10px',
+    right: '10px',
-      top: '50%',
+    top: '50%',
-      transform: 'translateY(-50%)',
+    transform: 'translateY(-50%)',
-      background: 'none',
+    background: 'none',
-      border: 'none',
+    border: 'none',
-      cursor: 'pointer',
+    cursor: 'pointer',
-      padding: '5px',
+    padding: '5px',
-      borderRadius: '4px',
+    borderRadius: '4px',
-      transition: 'background-color 0.2s',
+    transition: 'background-color 0.2s',
-      userSelect: 'none' as const,
+    userSelect: 'none' as const,
-      WebkitUserSelect: 'none' as const,
+    WebkitUserSelect: 'none' as const,
-      touchAction: 'manipulation' as const,
+    touchAction: 'manipulation' as const,
-    },
+  },
-    actions: {
+  actions: {
-      display: 'flex',
+    display: 'flex',
-      justifyContent: 'flex-end',
+    justifyContent: 'flex-end',
-      marginTop: '2.5rem',
+    marginTop: '2.5rem',
-      paddingTop: '1.5rem',
+    paddingTop: '1.5rem',
-      borderTop: '1px solid rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.1)',
+    borderTop: '1px solid rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.1)',
-    },
+  },
-    button: {
+  button: {
-      padding: '0.875rem 2rem',
+    padding: '0.875rem 2rem',
-      border: 'none',
+    border: 'none',
-      borderRadius: '8px',
+    borderRadius: '8px',
-      fontSize: '0.95rem',
+    fontSize: '0.95rem',
-      fontWeight: 600,
+    fontWeight: 600,
-      cursor: 'pointer',
+    cursor: 'pointer',
-      transition: 'all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)',
+    transition: 'all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)',
-      position: 'relative' as const,
+    position: 'relative' as const,
-      overflow: 'hidden' as const,
+    overflow: 'hidden' as const,
-    },
+  },
-    buttonPrimary: {
+  buttonPrimary: {
-      background: '#1a1325',
+    background: '#1a1325',
-      color: '#FBFAF6',
+    color: '#FBFAF6',
-      boxShadow: '0 2px 8px rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.2)',
+    boxShadow: '0 2px 8px rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.2)',
-    },
+  },
-    buttonPrimaryHover: {
+  buttonPrimaryHover: {
-      background: '#24163a',
+    background: '#24163a',
-      transform: 'translateY(-1px)',
+    transform: 'translateY(-1px)',
-      boxShadow: '0 4px 16px rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.3)',
+    boxShadow: '0 4px 16px rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.3)',
-    },
+  },
-    buttonDisabled: {
+  buttonDisabled: {
-      background: '#ccc',
+    background: '#ccc',
-      color: '#666',
+    color: '#666',
-      cursor: 'not-allowed',
+    cursor: 'not-allowed',
-      transform: 'none',
+    transform: 'none',
-      boxShadow: 'none',
+    boxShadow: 'none',
-    },
+  },
-    availabilityCard: {
+  availabilityCard: {
-      padding: '3rem 2rem',
+    padding: '3rem 2rem',
-      textAlign: 'center' as const,
+    textAlign: 'center' as const,
-      background: 'rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.03)',
+    background: 'rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.03)',
-      borderRadius: '16px',
+    borderRadius: '16px',
-      border: '2px dashed rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.1)',
+    border: '2px dashed rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.1)',
-      backdropFilter: 'blur(10px)',
+    backdropFilter: 'blur(10px)',
-    },
+  },
-    availabilityIcon: {
+  availabilityIcon: {
-      fontSize: '3rem',
+    fontSize: '3rem',
-      marginBottom: '1.5rem',
+    marginBottom: '1.5rem',
-      opacity: 0.8,
+    opacity: 0.8,
-    },
+  },
-    availabilityTitle: {
+  availabilityTitle: {
-      fontSize: '1.5rem',
+    fontSize: '1.5rem',
-      fontWeight: 600,
+    fontWeight: 600,
-      color: '#161718',
+    color: '#161718',
-      margin: '0 0 1rem 0',
+    margin: '0 0 1rem 0',
-    },
+  },
-    availabilityDescription: {
+  availabilityDescription: {
-      color: '#666',
+    color: '#666',
-      marginBottom: '2rem',
+    marginBottom: '2rem',
-      lineHeight: 1.6,
+    lineHeight: 1.6,
-      maxWidth: '500px',
+    maxWidth: '500px',
-      marginLeft: 'auto',
+    marginLeft: 'auto',
-      marginRight: 'auto',
+    marginRight: 'auto',
-    },
+  },
-    infoHint: {
+  infoHint: {
-      padding: '1.25rem',
+    padding: '1.25rem',
-      background: 'rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.05)',
+    background: 'rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.05)',
-      border: '1px solid rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.1)',
+    border: '1px solid rgba(26, 19, 37, 0.1)',
-      borderRadius: '12px',
+    borderRadius: '12px',
-      fontSize: '0.9rem',
+    fontSize: '0.9rem',
-      color: '#161718',
+    color: '#161718',
-      textAlign: 'left' as const,
+    textAlign: 'left' as const,
-      maxWidth: '400px',
+    maxWidth: '400px',
-      margin: '0 auto',
+    margin: '0 auto',
-    },
+  },
-    infoList: {
+  infoList: {
-      margin: '0.75rem 0 0 1rem',
+    margin: '0.75rem 0 0 1rem',
-      padding: 0,
+    padding: 0,
-      listStyle: 'none',
+    listStyle: 'none',
-    },
+  },
-    infoListItem: {
+  infoListItem: {
-      marginBottom: '0.5rem',
+    marginBottom: '0.5rem',
-      position: 'relative' as const,
+    position: 'relative' as const,
-      paddingLeft: '1rem',
+    paddingLeft: '1rem',
-    },
+  },
-  };
+};
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Setup/Setup.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Setup/Setup.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const useSetup = () => {
  const steps: SetupStep[] = [
    {
-      id: 'profile-setup', 
+      id: 'profile-setup',
      title: 'Profilinformationen',
      subtitle: 'Geben Sie Ihre persönlichen Daten ein'
    },
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ const useSetup = () => {
  };
  const validateStep2 = (): boolean => {
-    if (formData.password.length < 6) {
+    if (formData.password.length < 8) {
-      setError('Das Passwort muss mindestens 6 Zeichen lang sein.');
+      setError('Das Passwort muss mindestens 8 Zeichen lang sein.');
      return false;
    }
    if (formData.password !== formData.confirmPassword) {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const useSetup = () => {
  // ===== NAVIGATIONS-FUNKTIONEN =====
  const goToNextStep = async (): Promise<void> => {
    setError('');
-    
+
    if (!validateCurrentStep(currentStep)) {
      return;
    }
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ const useSetup = () => {
  const handleStepChange = (stepIndex: number): void => {
    setError('');
-    
+
    // Nur erlauben, zu bereits validierten Schritten zu springen
    // oder zum nächsten Schritt nach dem aktuellen
    if (stepIndex <= currentStep + 1) {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ const useSetup = () => {
      // Setup Status neu prüfen
      await checkSetupStatus();
-      
+
    } catch (err: any) {
      console.error('❌ Setup error:', err);
      setError(err.message || 'Ein unerwarteter Fehler ist aufgetreten');
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ const useSetup = () => {
    if (!formData.firstname.trim() || !formData.lastname.trim()) {
      return 'vorname.nachname@sp.de';
    }
-    
+
    const cleanFirstname = formData.firstname.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
    const cleanLastname = formData.lastname.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
    return `${cleanFirstname}.${cleanLastname}@sp.de`;
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ const useSetup = () => {
  const isStepCompleted = (stepIndex: number): boolean => {
    switch (stepIndex) {
      case 0:
-        return formData.password.length >= 6 && 
+        return formData.password.length >= 8 &&
-               formData.password === formData.confirmPassword;
+          formData.password === formData.confirmPassword;
      case 1:
        return !!formData.firstname.trim() && !!formData.lastname.trim();
      default:
@@ -202,13 +202,13 @@ const useSetup = () => {
    loading,
    error,
    steps,
-    
+
    // Actions
    goToNextStep,
    goToPrevStep,
    handleStepChange,
    handleInputChange,
-    
+
    // Helpers
    getEmailPreview,
    isStepCompleted
@@ -223,16 +223,16 @@ interface StepContentProps {
  currentStep: number;
 }
-const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({ 
+const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
-  formData, 
+  formData,
  onInputChange,
-  getEmailPreview 
+  getEmailPreview
 }) => (
  <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '1.5rem' }}>
    <div>
-      <label style={{ 
+      <label style={{
-        display: 'block', 
+        display: 'block',
-        marginBottom: '0.5rem', 
+        marginBottom: '0.5rem',
        fontWeight: '600',
        color: '#495057'
      }}>
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
    </div>
    <div>
-      <label style={{ 
+      <label style={{
-        display: 'block', 
+        display: 'block',
-        marginBottom: '0.5rem', 
+        marginBottom: '0.5rem',
        fontWeight: '600',
        color: '#495057'
      }}>
@@ -284,17 +284,17 @@ const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
    </div>
    <div>
-      <label style={{ 
+      <label style={{
-        display: 'block', 
+        display: 'block',
-        marginBottom: '0.5rem', 
+        marginBottom: '0.5rem',
        fontWeight: '600',
        color: '#495057'
      }}>
        Automatisch generierte E-Mail
      </label>
-      <div style={{ 
+      <div style={{
-        padding: '0.75rem', 
+        padding: '0.75rem',
-        backgroundColor: '#e9ecef', 
+        backgroundColor: '#e9ecef',
        border: '1px solid #ced4da',
        borderRadius: '6px',
        color: '#495057',
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
      }}>
        {getEmailPreview()}
      </div>
-      <div style={{ 
+      <div style={{
-        fontSize: '0.875rem', 
+        fontSize: '0.875rem',
        color: '#6c757d',
        marginTop: '0.25rem'
      }}>
@@ -315,15 +315,15 @@ const Step1Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
 );
-const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({ 
+const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
-  formData, 
+  formData,
-  onInputChange 
+  onInputChange
 }) => (
  <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '1.5rem' }}>
    <div>
-      <label style={{ 
+      <label style={{
-        display: 'block', 
+        display: 'block',
-        marginBottom: '0.5rem', 
+        marginBottom: '0.5rem',
        fontWeight: '600',
        color: '#495057'
      }}>
@@ -342,16 +342,16 @@ const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
          fontSize: '1rem',
          transition: 'border-color 0.3s ease'
        }}
-        placeholder="Mindestens 6 Zeichen"
+        placeholder="Mindestens 8 Zeichen"
        required
        autoComplete="new-password"
      />
    </div>
-    
+
    <div>
-      <label style={{ 
+      <label style={{
-        display: 'block', 
+        display: 'block',
-        marginBottom: '0.5rem', 
+        marginBottom: '0.5rem',
        fontWeight: '600',
        color: '#495057'
      }}>
@@ -378,26 +378,26 @@ const Step2Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
  </div>
 );
-const Step3Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({ 
+const Step3Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
  formData,
-  getEmailPreview 
+  getEmailPreview
 }) => (
  <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '1.5rem' }}>
-    <div style={{ 
+    <div style={{
-      backgroundColor: '#f8f9fa', 
+      backgroundColor: '#f8f9fa',
-      padding: '1.5rem', 
+      padding: '1.5rem',
      borderRadius: '8px',
      border: '1px solid #e9ecef'
    }}>
-      <h3 style={{ 
+      <h3 style={{
-        marginBottom: '1rem', 
+        marginBottom: '1rem',
        color: '#2c3e50',
        fontSize: '1.1rem',
        fontWeight: '600'
      }}>
        Zusammenfassung
      </h3>
-      
+
      <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '0.75rem' }}>
        <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between' }}>
          <span style={{ color: '#6c757d' }}>E-Mail:</span>
@@ -413,15 +413,15 @@ const Step3Content: React.FC<StepContentProps> = ({
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
-    
+
-    <div style={{ 
+    <div style={{
      padding: '1rem',
      backgroundColor: '#e7f3ff',
      borderRadius: '6px',
      border: '1px solid #b6d7e8',
      color: '#2c3e50'
    }}>
-      <strong>💡 Wichtig:</strong> Nach dem Setup können Sie sich mit Ihrer 
+      <strong>💡 Wichtig:</strong> Nach dem Setup können Sie sich mit Ihrer
      automatisch generierten E-Mail anmelden.
    </div>
  </div>
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ const Setup: React.FC = () => {
  const getNextButtonText = (): string => {
    if (loading) return '⏳ Wird verarbeitet...';
-    
+
    switch (currentStep) {
      case 0:
        return 'Weiter →';
@@ -479,9 +479,9 @@ const Setup: React.FC = () => {
  // Inline Step Indicator Komponente
  const StepIndicator: React.FC = () => (
-    <div style={{ 
+    <div style={{
-      display: 'flex', 
+      display: 'flex',
-      justifyContent: 'space-between', 
+      justifyContent: 'space-between',
      alignItems: 'center',
      marginBottom: '2.5rem',
      position: 'relative',
@@ -497,18 +497,18 @@ const Setup: React.FC = () => {
        backgroundColor: '#e9ecef',
        zIndex: 1
      }} />
-      
+
      {steps.map((step, index) => {
        const isCompleted = index < currentStep;
        const isCurrent = index === currentStep;
        const isClickable = index <= currentStep + 1;
-        
+
        return (
-          <div 
+          <div
            key={step.id}
-            style={{ 
+            style={{
-              display: 'flex', 
+              display: 'flex',
-              flexDirection: 'column', 
+              flexDirection: 'column',
              alignItems: 'center',
              zIndex: 2,
              position: 'relative',
@@ -538,10 +538,10 @@ const Setup: React.FC = () => {
            >
              {index + 1}
            </button>
-            
+
            <div style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>
-              <div style={{ 
+              <div style={{
-                fontSize: '14px', 
+                fontSize: '14px',
                fontWeight: isCurrent ? '600' : '400',
                color: isCurrent ? '#51258f' : '#6c757d'
              }}>
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ const Setup: React.FC = () => {
  );
  return (
-    <div style={{ 
+    <div style={{
-      minHeight: '100vh', 
+      minHeight: '100vh',
      backgroundColor: '#f8f9fa',
      display: 'flex',
      alignItems: 'center',
@@ -573,15 +573,15 @@ const Setup: React.FC = () => {
        border: '1px solid #e9ecef'
      }}>
        <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
-          <h1 style={{ 
+          <h1 style={{
-            fontSize: '2rem', 
+            fontSize: '2rem',
-            fontWeight: 'bold', 
+            fontWeight: 'bold',
            marginBottom: '0.5rem',
            color: '#2c3e50'
          }}>
            🚀 Erstkonfiguration
          </h1>
-          <p style={{ 
+          <p style={{
            color: '#6c757d',
            fontSize: '1.1rem',
            marginBottom: '2rem'
@@ -592,16 +592,16 @@ const Setup: React.FC = () => {
        {/* Aktueller Schritt Titel und Beschreibung */}
        <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', marginBottom: '1.5rem' }}>
-          <h2 style={{ 
+          <h2 style={{
-            fontSize: '1.5rem', 
+            fontSize: '1.5rem',
-            fontWeight: 'bold', 
+            fontWeight: 'bold',
            marginBottom: '0.5rem',
            color: '#2c3e50'
          }}>
            {steps[currentStep].title}
          </h2>
          {steps[currentStep].subtitle && (
-            <p style={{ 
+            <p style={{
              color: '#6c757d',
              fontSize: '1rem'
            }}>
@@ -633,9 +633,9 @@ const Setup: React.FC = () => {
        </div>
        {/* Navigations-Buttons */}
-        <div style={{ 
+        <div style={{
-          marginTop: '2rem', 
+          marginTop: '2rem',
-          display: 'flex', 
+          display: 'flex',
          justifyContent: 'space-between',
          alignItems: 'center'
        }}>
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ const Setup: React.FC = () => {
          >
            ← Zurück
          </button>
-          
+
          <button
            onClick={goToNextStep}
            disabled={loading}
@@ -677,10 +677,10 @@ const Setup: React.FC = () => {
        {/* Zusätzliche Informationen */}
        {currentStep === 2 && !loading && (
-          <div style={{ 
+          <div style={{
-            marginTop: '1.5rem', 
+            marginTop: '1.5rem',
-            textAlign: 'center', 
+            textAlign: 'center',
-            color: '#6c757d', 
+            color: '#6c757d',
            fontSize: '0.9rem',
            padding: '1rem',
            backgroundColor: '#f8f9fa',
--- a/frontend/src/services/authService.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/services/authService.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-// frontend/src/services/authService.ts
+// frontend/src/services/authService.ts - UPDATED
 import { Employee } from '../models/Employee';
 import { ErrorService } from './errorService';
 const API_BASE_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || '/api';
 export interface LoginRequest {
@@ -23,6 +25,23 @@ export interface AuthResponse {
 class AuthService {
  private token: string | null = null;
  private async handleApiResponse<T>(response: Response): Promise<T> {
    if (!response.ok) {
      const errorData = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
      const validationErrors = ErrorService.extractValidationErrors(errorData);
      if (validationErrors.length > 0) {
        const error = new Error('Validation failed');
        (error as any).validationErrors = validationErrors;
        throw error;
      }
      throw new Error(errorData.error || errorData.message || 'Authentication failed');
    }
    return response.json();
  }
  async login(credentials: LoginRequest): Promise<AuthResponse> {
    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/auth/login`, {
      method: 'POST',
@@ -30,12 +49,7 @@ class AuthService {
      body: JSON.stringify(credentials)
    });
-    if (!response.ok) {
+    const data = await this.handleApiResponse<AuthResponse>(response);
      const errorData = await response.json();
      throw new Error(errorData.error || 'Login fehlgeschlagen');
    }
    const data: AuthResponse = await response.json();
    this.token = data.token;
    localStorage.setItem('token', data.token);
    localStorage.setItem('employee', JSON.stringify(data.employee));
@@ -49,11 +63,7 @@ class AuthService {
      body: JSON.stringify(userData)
    });
-    if (!response.ok) {
+    const data = await this.handleApiResponse<AuthResponse>(response);
      const errorData = await response.json();
      throw new Error(errorData.error || 'Registrierung fehlgeschlagen');
    }
    return this.login({
      email: userData.email,
      password: userData.password
@@ -95,6 +105,7 @@ class AuthService {
    this.token = null;
    localStorage.removeItem('token');
    localStorage.removeItem('user');
    localStorage.removeItem('employee');
  }
  getToken(): string | null {
--- a/frontend/src/services/employeeService.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/services/employeeService.ts
@@ -17,40 +17,40 @@ export class EmployeeService {
    if (!response.ok) {
      const errorData = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
      const validationErrors = ErrorService.extractValidationErrors(errorData);
-      
+
      if (validationErrors.length > 0) {
        const error = new Error('Validation failed');
        (error as any).validationErrors = validationErrors;
        throw error;
      }
-      
+
-      throw new Error(errorData.error || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+      throw new Error(errorData.error || errorData.message || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
    }
-    
+
    return response.json();
  }
  async getEmployees(includeInactive: boolean = false): Promise<Employee[]> {
    console.log('🔄 Fetching employees from API...');
-    
+
    const token = localStorage.getItem('token');
    console.log('🔑 Token exists:', !!token);
-    
+
    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/employees?includeInactive=${includeInactive}`, {
      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
    });
-    
+
    console.log('📡 Response status:', response.status);
-    
+
    if (!response.ok) {
      const errorText = await response.text();
      console.error('❌ API Error:', errorText);
      throw new Error('Failed to fetch employees');
    }
-    
+
    const employees = await response.json();
    console.log('✅ Employees received:', employees.length);
-    
+
    return employees;
  }
@@ -58,12 +58,8 @@ export class EmployeeService {
    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/employees/${id}`, {
      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
    });
-    
+
-    if (!response.ok) {
+    return this.handleApiResponse<Employee>(response);
      throw new Error('Failed to fetch employee');
    }
    return response.json();
  }
  async createEmployee(employee: CreateEmployeeRequest): Promise<Employee> {
@@ -72,7 +68,7 @@ export class EmployeeService {
      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
      body: JSON.stringify(employee),
    });
-    
+
    return this.handleApiResponse<Employee>(response);
  }
@@ -82,7 +78,7 @@ export class EmployeeService {
      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
      body: JSON.stringify(employee),
    });
-    
+
    return this.handleApiResponse<Employee>(response);
  }
@@ -91,7 +87,7 @@ export class EmployeeService {
      method: 'DELETE',
      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
    });
-    
+
    if (!response.ok) {
      const error = await response.json();
      throw new Error(error.error || 'Failed to delete employee');
@@ -102,12 +98,8 @@ export class EmployeeService {
    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/employees/${employeeId}/availabilities`, {
      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
    });
-    
+
-    if (!response.ok) {
+    return this.handleApiResponse<EmployeeAvailability[]>(response);
      throw new Error('Failed to fetch availabilities');
    }
    return response.json();
  }
  async updateAvailabilities(employeeId: string, data: { planId: string, availabilities: Omit<EmployeeAvailability, 'id' | 'employeeId'>[] }): Promise<EmployeeAvailability[]> {
@@ -117,26 +109,18 @@ export class EmployeeService {
      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
      body: JSON.stringify(data),
    });
-    
+
-    if (!response.ok) {
+    return this.handleApiResponse<EmployeeAvailability[]>(response);
      const error = await response.json();
      throw new Error(error.error || 'Failed to update availabilities');
    }
    return response.json();
  }
-  async changePassword(id: string, data: { currentPassword: string, newPassword: string }): Promise<void> {
+  async changePassword(id: string, data: { currentPassword: string, newPassword: string, confirmPassword: string }): Promise<void> {
    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/employees/${id}/password`, {
      method: 'PUT',
      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
      body: JSON.stringify(data),
    });
-    
+
-    if (!response.ok) {
+    return this.handleApiResponse<void>(response);
      const error = await response.json();
      throw new Error(error.error || 'Failed to change password');
    }
  }
  async updateLastLogin(employeeId: string): Promise<void> {
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
donpat1to	a69e934075	fixed handleSubmit missing input	2025-10-31 12:51:22 +01:00
donpat1to	3ad497dd76	changed static password length statements 6 -> 8	2025-10-31 12:37:52 +01:00
donpat1to	b302c447f8	admin has to confirm current password as well on self password change	2025-10-31 12:30:54 +01:00