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[LOW] L1: Generated 12-char password may fail NC password policy — silent 500 on user creation #348

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Severity: LOW

Location: lib/Service/SoftwareCatalogue/ContactPersonHandler.php line 466

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New user accounts are created with a 12-character randomly generated password. The character set used may not satisfy the Nextcloud password policy (which by default requires uppercase, lowercase, digit, and special character). When IUserManager::createUser rejects the password for policy non-compliance, the method throws an exception that surfaces as a generic HTTP 500 to the caller, with no actionable error message.

Suggested fix:
Generate passwords that explicitly satisfy NC's IPasswordPolicy constraints, or use NC's built-in password generator utility if available, to ensure reliable account creation regardless of instance password policy configuration.


Source: deep team-reviewer pass 2026-05-27

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