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[BUG]: Incorrect redirect route after token expiry causes silent auth failure

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
75/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
react, typescript
Domain
authentication, frontend

Research direction

The bug is in frontend/src/context/authContext.tsx, in the verifyToken function where navigate('/login') is called. The correct route is /auth. Check the route definitions in the router configuration to confirm /auth is the authentication page. After changing the route, test by expiring the token as described and verifying the redirect goes to /auth.

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Description

bug
Bug Description

When a user's authentication token is expired or invalid, the app attempts to redirect to /login, which is not a registered route in the application.

The wildcard route (path='*') catches /login and redirects the user to / (homepage) instead of the authentication page. As a result, users are silently dropped on the homepage without any error message or prompt to log in again.

The authentication page is registered at /auth.

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Log in to the application.
  2. Open browser DevTools.
  3. Go to Application → Local Storage.
  4. Delete the stored token value or manually expire the JWT token.
  5. Refresh the page.
  6. Observe the redirect behavior.

Expected: User is redirected to /auth (login/signup page).

Actual: User is redirected to / (homepage) without any authentication prompt.

Logs and Screenshots

No console errors are required to reproduce this issue.

The issue can be traced to the redirect inside verifyToken in:

frontend/src/context/authContext.tsx

Current code:

navigate('/login');
Environment Details

React + Vite + TypeScript, using react-router-dom.
File: frontend/src/context/authContext.tsx
Authentication route: /auth

Impact

Medium - Feature works but has issues

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