diff --git a/.standalone.pid b/.standalone.pid
index 9e8d6fcd..86f261db 100644
--- a/.standalone.pid
+++ b/.standalone.pid
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-65062
-65063
-65079
+98497
+98498
+98515
diff --git a/backend/routers/auth.py b/backend/routers/auth.py
index f91b03a1..b6a451e8 100644
--- a/backend/routers/auth.py
+++ b/backend/routers/auth.py
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ def authenticate_ldap(username, password):
         user_dn = config["user_template"].format(username=safe_username_rdn)
         log.debug(f"LDAP: Attempting bind for DN: {user_dn}")
 
-        conn = ldap3.Connection(server, user=user_dn, password=password, auto_bind=True)
+        # [FIX] Ensure password is UTF-8 encoded for LDAP protocol
+        password_bytes = password.encode('utf-8') if isinstance(password, str) else password
+        conn = ldap3.Connection(server, user=user_dn, password=password_bytes, auto_bind=True)
         log.debug(f"LDAP: Bind successful for {user_dn}")
 
         # Search for the user to get their CANONICAL DN
@@ -250,7 +252,8 @@ def login(request: Request, form_data: schemas.UserLogin, db: Session = Depends(
         token_type="bearer",
         user_id=user.id,
         username=user.username,
-        role=user.role
+        role=user.role,
+        user=schemas.User(id=user.id, username=user.username, role=user.role, origin=user.origin)
     )
 
 
diff --git a/backend/schemas/users.py b/backend/schemas/users.py
index 2556e23c..3ad01071 100644
--- a/backend/schemas/users.py
+++ b/backend/schemas/users.py
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ class TokenResponse(BaseModel):
     user_id: int
     username: str
     role: str
+    user: Optional['User'] = None  # For frontend compatibility
diff --git a/frontend/app/globals.css b/frontend/app/globals.css
index 887e2e6e..6322e607 100644
--- a/frontend/app/globals.css
+++ b/frontend/app/globals.css
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
 @tailwind utilities;
 
 @layer base {
-  :root {
-    /* Base colors — AUTO-GENERATED from colors.mjs */
-    /* PALETTE: Electric Blue (2026-04-26) */
+    :root {
+    /* Base colors from DESIGN.md - AUTO-GENERATED from colors.mjs */
 
+    /* Base colors from DESIGN.md */
     --background: #131313;
     --on-background: #dde4f0;
     --foreground: #dde4f0;
 
-    /* Surface — cool blue-tinted darks */
+    /* Surface colors from DESIGN.md */
     --surface-DEFAULT: #131313;
     --surface-dim: #131313;
     --surface-bright: #1e2535;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     --surface-container-highest: #252d42;
     --surface-variant: #252d42;
 
-    /* Primary — Electric Blue */
+    /* Primary colors from DESIGN.md */
     --primary-DEFAULT: #58a6ff;
     --primary-foreground: #001a4d;
     --primary-container: #1d6fd4;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     --primary-on-fixed-variant: #003380;
     --primary-inverse: #1d5fa8;
 
-    /* Secondary — Cool blue-grey */
+    /* Secondary colors from DESIGN.md */
     --secondary-DEFAULT: #9aa5be;
     --secondary-foreground: #1a2030;
     --secondary-container: #3d4d6b;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     --secondary-on-fixed: #0d1220;
     --secondary-on-fixed-variant: #3d4d6b;
 
-    /* Tertiary — Cyan-teal */
+    /* Tertiary colors from DESIGN.md */
     --tertiary-DEFAULT: #00d4aa;
     --tertiary-foreground: #003328;
     --tertiary-container: #00a882;
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@
     --tertiary-on-fixed: #002820;
     --tertiary-on-fixed-variant: #005544;
 
-    /* Error — pure red (no rose/pink cast) */
+    /* Error colors from DESIGN.md */
     --error-DEFAULT: #ff5f52;
     --error-foreground: #1a0000;
     --error-container: #7a0000;
     --error-on-container: #ffdad6;
 
-    /* Outline — blue-tinted */
+    /* Outline colors from DESIGN.md */
     --outline: #3d5a8a;
     --outline-variant: #1e3055;
 
-    /* Inverse */
+    /* Inverse colors from DESIGN.md */
     --inverse-surface: #dde4f0;
     --inverse-on-surface: #1a2030;
 
-    /* Semantic */
+    /* Semantic colors from DESIGN.md */
     --border: #252d42;
     --muted: #5a6a8a;
     --info: #58a6ff;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     --warning: #f0a040;
     --alert: #ff5f52;
 
-    /* Spacing tokens */
+    /* Semantic spacing tokens */
     --spacing-unit: 4px;
     --spacing-stack-sm: 8px;
     --spacing-stack-md: 16px;
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
     --spacing-container-gap: 24px;
   }
 
+
   * {
     @apply border-border;
     border-radius: 0 !important;
diff --git a/frontend_for_design.zip b/frontend_for_design.zip
new file mode 100644
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