# Version 5.2.6

**Release Date:** January 17, 2025  
**Tags:** RECAPTCHA SYSTEM, SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS, API FIXES, BUG FIXES, AUTHENTICATION IMPROVEMENTS

## Fixed

### reCAPTCHA System
- **Token Validation**: Fixed "Recaptcha Token is required" error in authentication
- **Login Form**: Fixed token generation when reCAPTCHA is enabled
- **Register Form**: Fixed token generation for registration process
- **Password Reset**: Added missing reCAPTCHA protection
- **Environment Variables**: Fixed incorrect secret key variable name
- **API Endpoints**: Added missing validation in register and reset endpoints

### Authentication Issues
- **Import Statements**: Fixed incorrect $fetch imports across 15 components
- **Forex Dashboard**: Fixed deposit functionality failing due to missing tokens
- **Auth Flows**: Fixed breaking when reCAPTCHA is enabled
- **URL Parameters**: Fixed auth=false parameter persisting after login
- **Admin Navigation**: Fixed URL parameter confusion in admin interface
- **Race Conditions**: Fixed middleware redirects and client-side URL cleanup

### UI Consistency
- **Trading Interface**: Fixed orderbook color inconsistency in dark mode
- **Recent Trades**: Improved dark mode color scheme
- **Visual Feedback**: Better authentication state transitions

## Added

### Security Features
- **Action-Specific Tokens**: Login, register, and password reset tokens
- **Smart Logic**: Conditional reCAPTCHA based on configuration
- **Graceful Fallback**: Handling when reCAPTCHA fails or is disabled
- **Error Messages**: User-friendly verification failure messages
- **URL Cleanup**: Utility functions for authentication flows
- **Permission Validation**: Smart permission-based URL cleanup for admin

### System Enhancements
- **Loading States**: Handling to prevent premature URL cleanup
- **Error Handling**: Robust handling for URL manipulation
- **Client Detection**: Authentication state detection with permissions
- **Helper Functions**: reCAPTCHA-enabled authentication flow helpers

## Improved

### Security
- **Authentication Protection**: reCAPTCHA across all auth endpoints
- **Automated Attack Prevention**: On login, registration, and reset
- **Replay Attack Protection**: Action-specific tokens
- **Information Disclosure**: Prevented through error handling
- **Backward Compatibility**: For deployments with reCAPTCHA disabled

### User Experience
- **Admin URLs**: Automatic cleanup after successful authentication
- **URL Parameters**: No more persistent auth=false after login
- **Navigation**: Smoother experience in admin interface
- **URL Consistency**: Across all authenticated admin pages
- **Visual Feedback**: During authentication state transitions

### System Reliability
- **GlobalAuthDetector**: Improved admin permission checking
- **Auth Modal**: URL cleanup after successful login
- **Validation**: Comprehensive for reCAPTCHA variables
- **Error Patterns**: Standardized across authentication components
- **Race Prevention**: Proper handling in authentication flows