diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/CreateFirstUser/index.client.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/CreateFirstUser/index.client.tsx
index 5a8b3c3f80..9501281dca 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/CreateFirstUser/index.client.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/CreateFirstUser/index.client.tsx
@@ -35,18 +35,17 @@ export const CreateFirstUserClient: React.FC<{
   const fieldMap = getFieldMap({ collectionSlug: userSlug })
 
   const onChange: FormProps['onChange'][0] = React.useCallback(
-    async ({ formState: prevFormState }) => {
-      return getFormState({
+    async ({ formState: prevFormState }) =>
+      getFormState({
         apiRoute,
         body: {
           collectionSlug: userSlug,
           formState: prevFormState,
           operation: 'create',
-          schemaPath: userSlug,
+          schemaPath: `_${userSlug}.auth`,
         },
         serverURL,
-      })
-    },
+      }),
     [apiRoute, userSlug, serverURL],
   )
 
@@ -64,14 +63,15 @@ export const CreateFirstUserClient: React.FC<{
         <LoginField required={requireEmail} type="email" />
       )}
       <PasswordField
-        autoComplete="off"
         label={t('authentication:newPassword')}
         name="password"
+        path="password"
         required
       />
       <ConfirmPasswordField />
       <RenderFields
         fieldMap={fieldMap}
+        forceRender
         operation="create"
         path=""
         readOnly={false}
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/CreateFirstUser/index.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/CreateFirstUser/index.tsx
index 3aa5f05a33..854cfec3d3 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/CreateFirstUser/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/CreateFirstUser/index.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import type { AdminViewProps, Field } from 'payload'
+import type { AdminViewProps } from 'payload'
 
-import { buildStateFromSchema } from '@payloadcms/ui/forms/buildStateFromSchema'
 import React from 'react'
 
 import type { LoginFieldProps } from '../Login/LoginField/index.js'
 
+import { getDocumentData } from '../Document/getDocumentData.js'
 import { CreateFirstUserClient } from './index.client.js'
 import './index.scss'
 
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export { generateCreateFirstUserMetadata } from './meta.js'
 
 export const CreateFirstUserView: React.FC<AdminViewProps> = async ({ initPageResult }) => {
   const {
+    locale,
     req,
     req: {
       payload: {
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ export const CreateFirstUserView: React.FC<AdminViewProps> = async ({ initPageRe
   const collectionConfig = config.collections?.find((collection) => collection?.slug === userSlug)
   const { auth: authOptions } = collectionConfig
   const loginWithUsername = authOptions.loginWithUsername
-  const loginWithEmail = !loginWithUsername || loginWithUsername.allowEmailLogin
   const emailRequired = loginWithUsername && loginWithUsername.requireEmail
 
   let loginType: LoginFieldProps['type'] = loginWithUsername ? 'username' : 'email'
@@ -34,42 +34,11 @@ export const CreateFirstUserView: React.FC<AdminViewProps> = async ({ initPageRe
     loginType = 'emailOrUsername'
   }
 
-  const emailField = {
-    name: 'email',
-    type: 'email',
-    label: req.t('general:emailAddress'),
-    required: emailRequired ? true : false,
-  }
-
-  const usernameField = {
-    name: 'username',
-    type: 'text',
-    label: req.t('authentication:username'),
-    required: true,
-  }
-
-  const fields = [
-    ...(loginWithUsername ? [usernameField] : []),
-    ...(emailRequired || loginWithEmail ? [emailField] : []),
-    {
-      name: 'password',
-      type: 'text',
-      label: req.t('general:password'),
-      required: true,
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'confirm-password',
-      type: 'text',
-      label: req.t('authentication:confirmPassword'),
-      required: true,
-    },
-  ]
-
-  const formState = await buildStateFromSchema({
-    fieldSchema: fields as Field[],
-    operation: 'create',
-    preferences: { fields: {} },
+  const { formState } = await getDocumentData({
+    collectionConfig,
+    locale,
     req,
+    schemaPath: `_${collectionConfig.slug}.auth`,
   })
 
   return (
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/Document/getDocumentData.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/Document/getDocumentData.tsx
index 5bfb9f5f74..dce5548306 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/Document/getDocumentData.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/Document/getDocumentData.tsx
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ export const getDocumentData = async (args: {
   id?: number | string
   locale: Locale
   req: PayloadRequest
+  schemaPath?: string
 }): Promise<Data> => {
-  const { id, collectionConfig, globalConfig, locale, req } = args
+  const { id, collectionConfig, globalConfig, locale, req, schemaPath: schemaPathFromProps } = args
+
+  const schemaPath = schemaPathFromProps || collectionConfig?.slug || globalConfig?.slug
 
   try {
     const formState = await buildFormState({
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ export const getDocumentData = async (args: {
           globalSlug: globalConfig?.slug,
           locale: locale?.code,
           operation: (collectionConfig && id) || globalConfig ? 'update' : 'create',
-          schemaPath: collectionConfig?.slug || globalConfig?.slug,
+          schemaPath,
         },
       },
     })
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/Auth/APIKey.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/Auth/APIKey.tsx
index f914d4546d..cf2e8d38b9 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/Auth/APIKey.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/Auth/APIKey.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export const APIKey: React.FC<{ enabled: boolean; readOnly?: boolean }> = ({
     if (!apiKeyValue && enabled) {
       setValue(initialAPIKey)
     }
-    if (!enabled) {
+    if (!enabled && apiKeyValue) {
       setValue(null)
     }
   }, [apiKeyValue, enabled, setValue, initialAPIKey])
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export const APIKey: React.FC<{ enabled: boolean; readOnly?: boolean }> = ({
       <div className={[fieldBaseClass, 'api-key', 'read-only'].filter(Boolean).join(' ')}>
         <FieldLabel CustomLabel={APIKeyLabel} htmlFor={path} />
         <input
+          aria-label="API Key"
           className={highlightedField ? 'highlight' : undefined}
           disabled
           id="apiKey"
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/Auth/index.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/Auth/index.tsx
index b029c8046c..73cd46feff 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/Auth/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/Auth/index.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   useFormModified,
   useTranslation,
 } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import { email as emailValidation } from 'payload/shared'
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
 
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ export const Auth: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
     operation,
     readOnly,
     requirePassword,
+    setSchemaPath,
+    setValidateBeforeSubmit,
     useAPIKey,
     username,
     verify,
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ export const Auth: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
   const { permissions } = useAuth()
   const [changingPassword, setChangingPassword] = useState(requirePassword)
   const enableAPIKey = useFormFields(([fields]) => (fields && fields?.enableAPIKey) || null)
+  const forceOpenChangePassword = useFormFields(([fields]) => (fields && fields?.password) || null)
   const dispatchFields = useFormFields((reducer) => reducer[1])
   const modified = useFormModified()
   const { i18n, t } = useTranslation()
@@ -70,15 +74,32 @@ export const Auth: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
   }, [permissions, collectionSlug])
 
   const handleChangePassword = useCallback(
-    (state: boolean) => {
-      if (!state) {
+    (showPasswordFields: boolean) => {
+      if (showPasswordFields) {
+        setValidateBeforeSubmit(true)
+        setSchemaPath(`_${collectionSlug}.auth`)
+        dispatchFields({
+          type: 'UPDATE',
+          errorMessage: t('validation:required'),
+          path: 'password',
+          valid: false,
+        })
+        dispatchFields({
+          type: 'UPDATE',
+          errorMessage: t('validation:required'),
+          path: 'confirm-password',
+          valid: false,
+        })
+      } else {
+        setValidateBeforeSubmit(false)
+        setSchemaPath(collectionSlug)
         dispatchFields({ type: 'REMOVE', path: 'password' })
         dispatchFields({ type: 'REMOVE', path: 'confirm-password' })
       }
 
-      setChangingPassword(state)
+      setChangingPassword(showPasswordFields)
     },
-    [dispatchFields],
+    [dispatchFields, t, collectionSlug, setSchemaPath, setValidateBeforeSubmit],
   )
 
   const unlock = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -99,7 +120,7 @@ export const Auth: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
     } else {
       toast.error(t('authentication:failedToUnlock'))
     }
-  }, [i18n, serverURL, api, collectionSlug, email, username, t])
+  }, [i18n, serverURL, api, collectionSlug, email, username, t, loginWithUsername])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!modified) {
@@ -113,6 +134,8 @@ export const Auth: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
 
   const disabled = readOnly || isInitializing
 
+  const showPasswordFields = changingPassword || forceOpenChangePassword
+
   return (
     <div className={[baseClass, className].filter(Boolean).join(' ')}>
       {!disableLocalStrategy && (
@@ -136,22 +159,33 @@ export const Auth: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
               name="email"
               readOnly={readOnly}
               required={!loginWithUsername || loginWithUsername?.requireEmail}
+              validate={(value) =>
+                emailValidation(value, {
+                  name: 'email',
+                  type: 'email',
+                  data: {},
+                  preferences: { fields: {} },
+                  req: { t } as any,
+                  required: true,
+                  siblingData: {},
+                })
+              }
             />
           )}
-          {(changingPassword || requirePassword) && (
+          {(showPasswordFields || requirePassword) && (
             <div className={`${baseClass}__changing-password`}>
               <PasswordField
-                autoComplete="off"
                 disabled={disabled}
                 label={t('authentication:newPassword')}
                 name="password"
+                path="password"
                 required
               />
               <ConfirmPasswordField disabled={readOnly} />
             </div>
           )}
           <div className={`${baseClass}__controls`}>
-            {changingPassword && !requirePassword && (
+            {showPasswordFields && !requirePassword && (
               <Button
                 buttonStyle="secondary"
                 disabled={disabled}
@@ -161,7 +195,7 @@ export const Auth: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
                 {t('general:cancel')}
               </Button>
             )}
-            {!changingPassword && !requirePassword && (
+            {!showPasswordFields && !requirePassword && (
               <Button
                 buttonStyle="secondary"
                 disabled={disabled}
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/Auth/types.ts b/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/Auth/types.ts
index c0cae93774..b6a3314bc2 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/Auth/types.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/Auth/types.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export type Props = {
   operation: 'create' | 'update'
   readOnly: boolean
   requirePassword?: boolean
+  setSchemaPath: (path: string) => void
+  setValidateBeforeSubmit: (validate: boolean) => void
   useAPIKey?: boolean
   username: string
   verify?: VerifyConfig | boolean
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/index.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/index.tsx
index 8e25795c46..fd3f6658aa 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/Edit/Default/index.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from '@payloadcms/ui'
 import { formatAdminURL, getFormState } from '@payloadcms/ui/shared'
 import { useRouter, useSearchParams } from 'next/navigation.js'
-import React, { Fragment, useCallback } from 'react'
+import React, { Fragment, useCallback, useState } from 'react'
 
 import { LeaveWithoutSaving } from '../../../elements/LeaveWithoutSaving/index.js'
 import { Auth } from './Auth/index.js'
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ export const DefaultEditView: React.FC = () => {
 
   const classes = [baseClass, id && `${baseClass}--is-editing`].filter(Boolean).join(' ')
 
+  const [schemaPath, setSchemaPath] = React.useState(entitySlug)
+  const [validateBeforeSubmit, setValidateBeforeSubmit] = useState(false)
+
   const onSave = useCallback(
     (json) => {
       reportUpdate({
@@ -158,7 +161,6 @@ export const DefaultEditView: React.FC = () => {
   const onChange: FormProps['onChange'][0] = useCallback(
     async ({ formState: prevFormState }) => {
       const docPreferences = await getDocPreferences()
-
       return getFormState({
         apiRoute,
         body: {
@@ -168,12 +170,12 @@ export const DefaultEditView: React.FC = () => {
           formState: prevFormState,
           globalSlug,
           operation,
-          schemaPath: entitySlug,
+          schemaPath,
         },
         serverURL,
       })
     },
-    [serverURL, apiRoute, id, operation, entitySlug, collectionSlug, globalSlug, getDocPreferences],
+    [apiRoute, collectionSlug, schemaPath, getDocPreferences, globalSlug, id, operation, serverURL],
   )
 
   return (
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ export const DefaultEditView: React.FC = () => {
         <Form
           action={action}
           className={`${baseClass}__form`}
-          disableValidationOnSubmit
+          disableValidationOnSubmit={!validateBeforeSubmit}
           disabled={isInitializing || !hasSavePermission}
           initialState={!isInitializing && initialState}
           isInitializing={isInitializing}
@@ -231,6 +233,8 @@ export const DefaultEditView: React.FC = () => {
                       operation={operation}
                       readOnly={!hasSavePermission}
                       requirePassword={!id}
+                      setSchemaPath={setSchemaPath}
+                      setValidateBeforeSubmit={setValidateBeforeSubmit}
                       useAPIKey={auth.useAPIKey}
                       username={data?.username}
                       verify={auth.verify}
@@ -255,7 +259,7 @@ export const DefaultEditView: React.FC = () => {
             docPermissions={docPermissions}
             fieldMap={fieldMap}
             readOnly={!hasSavePermission}
-            schemaPath={entitySlug}
+            schemaPath={schemaPath}
           />
           {AfterDocument}
         </Form>
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/Login/LoginField/index.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/Login/LoginField/index.tsx
index d950a04052..00f6e71225 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/Login/LoginField/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/Login/LoginField/index.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const LoginField: React.FC<LoginFieldProps> = ({ type, required = true })
         autoComplete="email"
         label={t('general:email')}
         name="email"
+        path="email"
         required={required}
         validate={(value) =>
           email(value, {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export const LoginField: React.FC<LoginFieldProps> = ({ type, required = true })
       <TextField
         label={t('authentication:username')}
         name="username"
+        path="username"
         required
         validate={(value) =>
           username(value, {
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ export const LoginField: React.FC<LoginFieldProps> = ({ type, required = true })
       <TextField
         label={t('authentication:emailOrUsername')}
         name="username"
+        path="username"
         required
         validate={(value) => {
           const passesUsername = username(value, {
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/Login/LoginForm/index.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/Login/LoginForm/index.tsx
index fec31aa18a..0a3f487514 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/Login/LoginForm/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/Login/LoginForm/index.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ import React from 'react'
 const baseClass = 'login__form'
 const Link = (LinkImport.default || LinkImport) as unknown as typeof LinkImport.default
 
-import type { FormState, PayloadRequest } from 'payload'
+import type { FormState } from 'payload'
 
 import { Form, FormSubmit, PasswordField, useConfig, useTranslation } from '@payloadcms/ui'
 import { formatAdminURL } from '@payloadcms/ui/shared'
-import { password } from 'payload/shared'
 
 import type { LoginFieldProps } from '../LoginField/index.js'
 
@@ -82,28 +81,7 @@ export const LoginForm: React.FC<{
     >
       <div className={`${baseClass}__inputWrap`}>
         <LoginField type={loginType} />
-        <PasswordField
-          autoComplete="off"
-          label={t('general:password')}
-          name="password"
-          required
-          validate={(value) =>
-            password(value, {
-              name: 'password',
-              type: 'text',
-              data: {},
-              preferences: { fields: {} },
-              req: {
-                payload: {
-                  config,
-                },
-                t,
-              } as PayloadRequest,
-              required: true,
-              siblingData: {},
-            })
-          }
-        />
+        <PasswordField label={t('general:password')} name="password" required />
       </div>
       <Link
         href={formatAdminURL({
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/ResetPassword/index.client.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/ResetPassword/index.client.tsx
index 6b700e76d6..c2b69360fe 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/ResetPassword/index.client.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/ResetPassword/index.client.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   PasswordField,
   useAuth,
   useConfig,
-  useFormFields,
   useTranslation,
 } from '@payloadcms/ui'
 import { formatAdminURL } from '@payloadcms/ui/shared'
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ export const ResetPasswordClient: React.FC<Args> = ({ token }) => {
         toast.success(i18n.t('general:updatedSuccessfully'))
       }
     },
-    [fetchFullUser, history, adminRoute, i18n],
+    [adminRoute, fetchFullUser, history, i18n, loginRoute],
   )
 
   return (
@@ -74,42 +73,15 @@ export const ResetPasswordClient: React.FC<Args> = ({ token }) => {
       method="POST"
       onSuccess={onSuccess}
     >
-      <PasswordToConfirm />
+      <PasswordField
+        label={i18n.t('authentication:newPassword')}
+        name="password"
+        path="password"
+        required
+      />
       <ConfirmPasswordField />
       <HiddenField forceUsePathFromProps name="token" value={token} />
       <FormSubmit>{i18n.t('authentication:resetPassword')}</FormSubmit>
     </Form>
   )
 }
-
-const PasswordToConfirm = () => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const { value: confirmValue } = useFormFields(
-    ([fields]) => (fields && fields?.['confirm-password']) || null,
-  )
-
-  const validate = React.useCallback(
-    (value: string) => {
-      if (!value) {
-        return t('validation:required')
-      }
-
-      if (value === confirmValue) {
-        return true
-      }
-
-      return t('fields:passwordsDoNotMatch')
-    },
-    [confirmValue, t],
-  )
-
-  return (
-    <PasswordField
-      autoComplete="off"
-      label={t('authentication:newPassword')}
-      name="password"
-      required
-      validate={validate}
-    />
-  )
-}
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts b/packages/payload/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts
index ac5f6b9bce..bfc8b2757f 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export const resetPasswordOperation = async (args: Arguments): Promise<Result> =
     const { hash, salt } = await generatePasswordSaltHash({
       collection: collectionConfig,
       password: data.password,
+      req,
     })
 
     user.salt = salt
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/auth/strategies/local/generatePasswordSaltHash.ts b/packages/payload/src/auth/strategies/local/generatePasswordSaltHash.ts
index 29eab536cc..aab524f698 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/auth/strategies/local/generatePasswordSaltHash.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/auth/strategies/local/generatePasswordSaltHash.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 import crypto from 'crypto'
 
 import type { SanitizedCollectionConfig } from '../../../collections/config/types.js'
+import type { PayloadRequest } from '../../../types/index.js'
 
 import { ValidationError } from '../../../errors/index.js'
-
-const defaultPasswordValidator = (password: string): string | true => {
-  if (!password) return 'No password was given'
-  if (password.length < 3) return 'Password must be at least 3 characters'
-
-  return true
-}
+import { password } from '../../../fields/validations.js'
 
 function randomBytes(): Promise<Buffer> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) =>
@@ -28,13 +23,23 @@ function pbkdf2Promisified(password: string, salt: string): Promise<Buffer> {
 type Args = {
   collection: SanitizedCollectionConfig
   password: string
+  req: PayloadRequest
 }
 
 export const generatePasswordSaltHash = async ({
   collection,
-  password,
+  password: passwordToSet,
+  req,
 }: Args): Promise<{ hash: string; salt: string }> => {
-  const validationResult = defaultPasswordValidator(password)
+  const validationResult = password(passwordToSet, {
+    name: 'password',
+    type: 'text',
+    data: {},
+    preferences: { fields: {} },
+    req,
+    required: true,
+    siblingData: {},
+  })
 
   if (typeof validationResult === 'string') {
     throw new ValidationError({
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ export const generatePasswordSaltHash = async ({
   const saltBuffer = await randomBytes()
   const salt = saltBuffer.toString('hex')
 
-  const hashRaw = await pbkdf2Promisified(password, salt)
+  const hashRaw = await pbkdf2Promisified(passwordToSet, salt)
   const hash = hashRaw.toString('hex')
 
   return { hash, salt }
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/auth/strategies/local/register.ts b/packages/payload/src/auth/strategies/local/register.ts
index 9e43c608c5..45ff27b298 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/auth/strategies/local/register.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/auth/strategies/local/register.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export const registerLocalStrategy = async ({
     })
   }
 
-  const { hash, salt } = await generatePasswordSaltHash({ collection, password })
+  const { hash, salt } = await generatePasswordSaltHash({ collection, password, req })
 
   const sanitizedDoc = { ...doc }
   if (sanitizedDoc.password) delete sanitizedDoc.password
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts
index 3bc6c14a8e..b4df42a105 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ export const updateByIDOperation = async <TSlug extends CollectionSlug>(
       const { hash, salt } = await generatePasswordSaltHash({
         collection: collectionConfig,
         password,
+        req,
       })
       dataToUpdate.salt = salt
       dataToUpdate.hash = hash
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/validations.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/validations.ts
index ea4908e303..b7427a563c 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/validations.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/validations.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export const password: Validate<string, unknown, unknown, TextField> = (
   value,
   {
     maxLength: fieldMaxLength,
-    minLength,
+    minLength = 3,
     req: {
       payload: { config },
       t,
@@ -115,6 +115,28 @@ export const password: Validate<string, unknown, unknown, TextField> = (
   return true
 }
 
+export const confirmPassword: Validate<string, unknown, unknown, TextField> = (
+  value,
+  { req: { data, t }, required },
+) => {
+  if (required && !value) {
+    return t('validation:required')
+  }
+
+  if (
+    value &&
+    typeof data.formState === 'object' &&
+    'password' in data.formState &&
+    typeof data.formState.password === 'object' &&
+    'value' in data.formState.password &&
+    value !== data.formState.password.value
+  ) {
+    return t('fields:passwordsDoNotMatch')
+  }
+
+  return true
+}
+
 export const email: Validate<string, unknown, unknown, EmailField> = (
   value,
   { req: { t }, required },
@@ -691,6 +713,7 @@ export default {
   blocks,
   checkbox,
   code,
+  confirmPassword,
   date,
   email,
   json,
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/fields/ConfirmPassword/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/fields/ConfirmPassword/index.tsx
index 93509a6a38..c1c4ac9442 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/fields/ConfirmPassword/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/fields/ConfirmPassword/index.tsx
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ import './index.scss'
 
 export type ConfirmPasswordFieldProps = {
   disabled?: boolean
+  path?: string
 }
 
 export const ConfirmPasswordField: React.FC<ConfirmPasswordFieldProps> = (props) => {
-  const { disabled } = props
+  const { disabled, path = 'confirm-password' } = props
 
   const password = useFormFields<FormField>(([fields]) => fields?.password)
   const { t } = useTranslation()
@@ -36,10 +37,7 @@ export const ConfirmPasswordField: React.FC<ConfirmPasswordFieldProps> = (props)
     [password, t],
   )
 
-  const path = 'confirm-password'
-
   const { setValue, showError, value } = useField({
-    disableFormData: true,
     path,
     validate,
   })
@@ -58,6 +56,7 @@ export const ConfirmPasswordField: React.FC<ConfirmPasswordFieldProps> = (props)
       <div className={`${fieldBaseClass}__wrap`}>
         <FieldError path={path} />
         <input
+          aria-label={t('authentication:confirmPassword')}
           autoComplete="off"
           disabled={!!disabled}
           id="field-confirm-password"
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/fields/Password/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/fields/Password/index.tsx
index 353a5ee948..c5512b2abb 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/fields/Password/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/fields/Password/index.tsx
@@ -1,53 +1,90 @@
 'use client'
-import type { ClientValidate, Description, FormFieldBase , Validate } from 'payload'
+import type { ClientValidate, Description, PayloadRequest, Validate } from 'payload'
 
+import { useConfig, useLocale, useTranslation } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import { password } from 'payload/shared'
 import React, { useCallback } from 'react'
 
 import { useField } from '../../forms/useField/index.js'
 import { withCondition } from '../../forms/withCondition/index.js'
-import { FieldError } from '../FieldError/index.js'
-import { FieldLabel } from '../FieldLabel/index.js'
-import { fieldBaseClass } from '../shared/index.js'
+import { isFieldRTL } from '../shared/index.js'
 import './index.scss'
+import { PasswordInput } from './input.js'
 
 export type PasswordFieldProps = {
+  AfterInput?: React.ReactElement
+  BeforeInput?: React.ReactElement
+  CustomDescription?: React.ReactElement
+  CustomError?: React.ReactElement
+  CustomLabel?: React.ReactElement
   autoComplete?: string
   className?: string
   description?: Description
   disabled?: boolean
+  errorProps?: any // unknown type
+  inputRef?: React.RefObject<HTMLInputElement>
+  label?: string
+  labelProps?: any // unknown type
   name: string
   path?: string
+  placeholder?: string
   required?: boolean
+  rtl?: boolean
   style?: React.CSSProperties
   validate?: Validate
   width?: string
-} & FormFieldBase
+}
 
 const PasswordFieldComponent: React.FC<PasswordFieldProps> = (props) => {
   const {
     name,
+    AfterInput,
+    BeforeInput,
+    CustomDescription,
     CustomError,
     CustomLabel,
     autoComplete,
     className,
     disabled: disabledFromProps,
     errorProps,
+    inputRef,
     label,
     labelProps,
     path: pathFromProps,
+    placeholder,
     required,
+    rtl,
     style,
     validate,
     width,
   } = props
 
+  const { t } = useTranslation()
+  const locale = useLocale()
+  const config = useConfig()
+
   const memoizedValidate: ClientValidate = useCallback(
     (value, options) => {
       if (typeof validate === 'function') {
         return validate(value, { ...options, required })
       }
+
+      return password(value, {
+        name: 'password',
+        type: 'text',
+        data: {},
+        preferences: { fields: {} },
+        req: {
+          payload: {
+            config,
+          },
+          t,
+        } as PayloadRequest,
+        required: true,
+        siblingData: {},
+      })
     },
-    [validate, required],
+    [validate, config, t, required],
   )
 
   const { formInitializing, formProcessing, path, setValue, showError, value } = useField({
@@ -57,41 +94,39 @@ const PasswordFieldComponent: React.FC<PasswordFieldProps> = (props) => {
 
   const disabled = disabledFromProps || formInitializing || formProcessing
 
+  const renderRTL = isFieldRTL({
+    fieldLocalized: false,
+    fieldRTL: rtl,
+    locale,
+    localizationConfig: config.localization || undefined,
+  })
+
   return (
-    <div
-      className={[
-        fieldBaseClass,
-        'password',
-        className,
-        showError && 'error',
-        disabled && 'read-only',
-      ]
-        .filter(Boolean)
-        .join(' ')}
-      style={{
-        ...style,
-        width,
+    <PasswordInput
+      AfterInput={AfterInput}
+      BeforeInput={BeforeInput}
+      CustomDescription={CustomDescription}
+      CustomError={CustomError}
+      CustomLabel={CustomLabel}
+      autoComplete={autoComplete}
+      className={className}
+      errorProps={errorProps}
+      inputRef={inputRef}
+      label={label}
+      labelProps={labelProps}
+      onChange={(e) => {
+        setValue(e.target.value)
       }}
-    >
-      <FieldLabel
-        CustomLabel={CustomLabel}
-        label={label}
-        required={required}
-        {...(labelProps || {})}
-      />
-      <div className={`${fieldBaseClass}__wrap`}>
-        <FieldError CustomError={CustomError} path={path} {...(errorProps || {})} />
-        <input
-          autoComplete={autoComplete}
-          disabled={disabled}
-          id={`field-${path.replace(/\./g, '__')}`}
-          name={path}
-          onChange={setValue}
-          type="password"
-          value={(value as string) || ''}
-        />
-      </div>
-    </div>
+      path={path}
+      placeholder={placeholder}
+      readOnly={disabled}
+      required={required}
+      rtl={renderRTL}
+      showError={showError}
+      style={style}
+      value={(value as string) || ''}
+      width={width}
+    />
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/fields/Password/input.tsx b/packages/ui/src/fields/Password/input.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..caadd0740e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/src/fields/Password/input.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+'use client'
+import type { ChangeEvent } from 'react'
+
+import React from 'react'
+
+import type { PasswordInputProps } from './types.js'
+
+import { FieldError } from '../FieldError/index.js'
+import { FieldLabel } from '../FieldLabel/index.js'
+import { fieldBaseClass } from '../shared/index.js'
+import './index.scss'
+
+export const PasswordInput: React.FC<PasswordInputProps> = (props) => {
+  const {
+    AfterInput,
+    BeforeInput,
+    CustomDescription,
+    CustomError,
+    CustomLabel,
+    autoComplete = 'off',
+    className,
+    errorProps,
+    inputRef,
+    label,
+    labelProps,
+    onChange,
+    onKeyDown,
+    path,
+    placeholder,
+    readOnly,
+    required,
+    rtl,
+    showError,
+    style,
+    value,
+    width,
+  } = props
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={[
+        fieldBaseClass,
+        'password',
+        className,
+        showError && 'error',
+        readOnly && 'read-only',
+      ]
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .join(' ')}
+      style={{
+        ...style,
+        width,
+      }}
+    >
+      <FieldLabel
+        CustomLabel={CustomLabel}
+        htmlFor={`field-${path.replace(/\./g, '__')}`}
+        label={label}
+        required={required}
+        {...(labelProps || {})}
+      />
+      <div className={`${fieldBaseClass}__wrap`}>
+        <FieldError CustomError={CustomError} path={path} {...(errorProps || {})} />
+        <div>
+          {BeforeInput !== undefined && BeforeInput}
+          <input
+            aria-label={label}
+            autoComplete={autoComplete}
+            data-rtl={rtl}
+            disabled={readOnly}
+            id={`field-${path.replace(/\./g, '__')}`}
+            name={path}
+            onChange={onChange as (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void}
+            onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
+            placeholder={placeholder}
+            ref={inputRef}
+            type="password"
+            value={value || ''}
+          />
+          {AfterInput !== undefined && AfterInput}
+        </div>
+        {CustomDescription !== undefined && CustomDescription}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/fields/Password/types.ts b/packages/ui/src/fields/Password/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11b7cf8c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/src/fields/Password/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import type { ErrorProps, LabelProps } from 'payload'
+import type { ChangeEvent } from 'react'
+export type PasswordInputProps = {
+  AfterInput?: React.ReactElement
+  BeforeInput?: React.ReactElement
+  CustomDescription?: React.ReactElement
+  CustomError?: React.ReactElement
+  CustomLabel?: React.ReactElement
+  autoComplete?: string
+  className?: string
+  errorProps: ErrorProps
+  inputRef?: React.RefObject<HTMLInputElement>
+  label: string
+  labelProps: LabelProps
+  onChange?: (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void
+  onKeyDown?: React.KeyboardEventHandler<HTMLInputElement>
+  path: string
+  placeholder?: string
+  readOnly?: boolean
+  required?: boolean
+  rtl?: boolean
+  showError?: boolean
+  style?: React.CSSProperties
+  value?: string
+  width?: string
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/forms/useField/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/forms/useField/index.tsx
index af095e7b49..f28cdb3f1e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/forms/useField/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/forms/useField/index.tsx
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ export const useField = <T,>(options: Options): FieldType<T> => {
       user,
       validate,
       field?.rows,
+      field?.valid,
     ],
   )
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/utilities/buildFieldSchemaMap/index.ts b/packages/ui/src/utilities/buildFieldSchemaMap/index.ts
index 7096565e65..eaba56e728 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/utilities/buildFieldSchemaMap/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/utilities/buildFieldSchemaMap/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import type { I18n } from '@payloadcms/translations'
-import type { SanitizedConfig } from 'payload'
+import type { Field, SanitizedConfig } from 'payload'
+
+import { confirmPassword, password } from 'payload/shared'
 
 import type { FieldSchemaMap } from './types.js'
 
@@ -14,6 +16,28 @@ export const buildFieldSchemaMap = (args: {
   const result: FieldSchemaMap = new Map()
 
   config.collections.forEach((collection) => {
+    if (collection.auth && !collection.auth.disableLocalStrategy) {
+      // register schema with auth schemaPath
+      const baseAuthFields: Field[] = [
+        {
+          name: 'password',
+          type: 'text',
+          label: i18n.t('general:password'),
+          required: true,
+          validate: password,
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'confirm-password',
+          type: 'text',
+          label: i18n.t('authentication:confirmPassword'),
+          required: true,
+          validate: confirmPassword,
+        },
+      ]
+
+      result.set(`_${collection.slug}.auth`, [...collection.fields, ...baseAuthFields])
+    }
+
     traverseFields({
       config,
       fields: collection.fields,
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/utilities/buildFormState.ts b/packages/ui/src/utilities/buildFormState.ts
index 662a57782f..f1cc86b6e1 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/utilities/buildFormState.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/utilities/buildFormState.ts
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ export const buildFormState = async ({ req }: { req: PayloadRequest }): Promise<
       !req.payload.collections[collectionSlug].config.auth.disableLocalStrategy
     ) {
       if (formState.username) result.username = formState.username
-      if (formState.password) result.password = formState.password
-      if (formState['confirm-password']) result['confirm-password'] = formState['confirm-password']
       if (formState.email) result.email = formState.email
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/access-control/payload-types.ts b/test/access-control/payload-types.ts
index 374996b14c..9ad442d494 100644
--- a/test/access-control/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/access-control/payload-types.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ export interface Config {
     'payload-preferences': PayloadPreference;
     'payload-migrations': PayloadMigration;
   };
+  db: {
+    defaultIDType: string;
+  };
   globals: {
     settings: Setting;
     test: Test;
@@ -52,26 +55,32 @@ export interface UserAuthOperations {
     email: string;
   };
   login: {
-    password: string;
     email: string;
+    password: string;
   };
   registerFirstUser: {
     email: string;
     password: string;
   };
+  unlock: {
+    email: string;
+  };
 }
 export interface NonAdminUserAuthOperations {
   forgotPassword: {
     email: string;
   };
   login: {
-    password: string;
     email: string;
+    password: string;
   };
   registerFirstUser: {
     email: string;
     password: string;
   };
+  unlock: {
+    email: string;
+  };
 }
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
diff --git a/test/auth/e2e.spec.ts b/test/auth/e2e.spec.ts
index 0ef4bf8387..7795ff10f8 100644
--- a/test/auth/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/auth/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type { Config } from './payload-types.js'
 
 import {
   ensureCompilationIsDone,
+  exactText,
   getRoutes,
   initPageConsoleErrorCatch,
   saveDocAndAssert,
@@ -34,8 +35,6 @@ const headers = {
 }
 
 const createFirstUser = async ({
-  customAdminRoutes,
-  customRoutes,
   page,
   serverURL,
 }: {
@@ -49,19 +48,35 @@ const createFirstUser = async ({
       routes: { createFirstUser: createFirstUserRoute },
     },
     routes: { admin: adminRoute },
-  } = getRoutes({
-    customAdminRoutes,
-    customRoutes,
-  })
+  } = getRoutes({})
 
+  // wait for create first user route
   await page.goto(serverURL + `${adminRoute}${createFirstUserRoute}`)
+
+  // forget to fill out confirm password
+  await page.locator('#field-email').fill(devUser.email)
+  await page.locator('#field-password').fill(devUser.password)
+  await wait(500)
+  await page.locator('.form-submit > button').click()
+  await expect(page.locator('.field-type.confirm-password .field-error')).toHaveText(
+    'This field is required.',
+  )
+
+  // make them match, but does not pass password validation
+  await page.locator('#field-email').fill(devUser.email)
+  await page.locator('#field-password').fill('12')
+  await page.locator('#field-confirm-password').fill('12')
+  await wait(500)
+  await page.locator('.form-submit > button').click()
+  await expect(page.locator('.field-type.password .field-error')).toHaveText(
+    'This value must be longer than the minimum length of 3 characters.',
+  )
+
   await page.locator('#field-email').fill(devUser.email)
   await page.locator('#field-password').fill(devUser.password)
   await page.locator('#field-confirm-password').fill(devUser.password)
   await page.locator('#field-custom').fill('Hello, world!')
-
   await wait(500)
-
   await page.locator('.form-submit > button').click()
 
   await expect
@@ -109,7 +124,7 @@ describe('auth', () => {
   })
 
   describe('authenticated users', () => {
-    beforeAll(({ browser }) => {
+    beforeAll(() => {
       url = new AdminUrlUtil(serverURL, slug)
     })
 
@@ -118,15 +133,35 @@ describe('auth', () => {
       const emailBeforeSave = await page.locator('#field-email').inputValue()
       await page.locator('#change-password').click()
       await page.locator('#field-password').fill('password')
+      // should fail to save without confirm password
+      await page.locator('#action-save').click()
+      await expect(
+        page.locator('.field-type.confirm-password .tooltip--show', {
+          hasText: exactText('This field is required.'),
+        }),
+      ).toBeVisible()
+
+      // should fail to save with incorrect confirm password
+      await page.locator('#field-confirm-password').fill('wrong password')
+      await page.locator('#action-save').click()
+      await expect(
+        page.locator('.field-type.confirm-password .tooltip--show', {
+          hasText: exactText('Passwords do not match.'),
+        }),
+      ).toBeVisible()
+
+      // should succeed with matching confirm password
       await page.locator('#field-confirm-password').fill('password')
-      await saveDocAndAssert(page)
+      await saveDocAndAssert(page, '#action-save')
+
+      // should still have the same email
       await expect(page.locator('#field-email')).toHaveValue(emailBeforeSave)
     })
 
     test('should have up-to-date user in `useAuth` hook', async () => {
       await page.goto(url.account)
       await page.waitForURL(url.account)
-      await expect(page.locator('#users-api-result')).toHaveText('Hello, world!')
+      await expect(page.locator('#users-api-result')).toHaveText('')
       await expect(page.locator('#use-auth-result')).toHaveText('Hello, world!')
       const field = page.locator('#field-custom')
       await field.fill('Goodbye, world!')
diff --git a/test/auth/payload-types.ts b/test/auth/payload-types.ts
index b74b1a26d2..6ce7d5ce9e 100644
--- a/test/auth/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/auth/payload-types.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ export interface Config {
     'payload-preferences': PayloadPreference;
     'payload-migrations': PayloadMigration;
   };
+  db: {
+    defaultIDType: string;
+  };
   globals: {};
   locale: null;
   user:
@@ -38,39 +41,48 @@ export interface UserAuthOperations {
     email: string;
   };
   login: {
-    password: string;
     email: string;
+    password: string;
   };
   registerFirstUser: {
     email: string;
     password: string;
   };
+  unlock: {
+    email: string;
+  };
 }
 export interface ApiKeyAuthOperations {
   forgotPassword: {
     email: string;
   };
   login: {
-    password: string;
     email: string;
+    password: string;
   };
   registerFirstUser: {
     email: string;
     password: string;
   };
+  unlock: {
+    email: string;
+  };
 }
 export interface PublicUserAuthOperations {
   forgotPassword: {
     email: string;
   };
   login: {
-    password: string;
     email: string;
+    password: string;
   };
   registerFirstUser: {
     email: string;
     password: string;
   };
+  unlock: {
+    email: string;
+  };
 }
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
@@ -207,6 +219,6 @@ export interface Auth {
 
 
 declare module 'payload' {
-  // @ts-ignore
+  // @ts-ignore 
   export interface GeneratedTypes extends Config {}
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts b/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts
index 4379d35f6c..85ef21003c 100644
--- a/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { Payload } from 'payload'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 import path from 'path'
 import { getFileByPath, mapAsync } from 'payload'
+import { wait } from 'payload/shared'
 
 import type { NextRESTClient } from '../helpers/NextRESTClient.js'
 import type { Post } from './payload-types.js'
@@ -634,17 +635,16 @@ describe('collections-graphql', () => {
 
           it('should sort find results by nearest distance', async () => {
             // creating twice as many records as we are querying to get a random sample
-            await mapAsync([...Array(10)], () => {
-              // setTimeout used to randomize the creation timestamp
-              setTimeout(async () => {
-                await payload.create({
-                  collection: pointSlug,
-                  data: {
-                    // only randomize longitude to make distance comparison easy
-                    point: [Math.random(), 0],
-                  },
-                })
-              }, Math.random())
+            await mapAsync([...Array(10)], async () => {
+              // randomize the creation timestamp
+              await wait(Math.random())
+              await payload.create({
+                collection: pointSlug,
+                data: {
+                  // only randomize longitude to make distance comparison easy
+                  point: [Math.random(), 0],
+                },
+              })
             })
 
             const nearQuery = `
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ describe('collections-graphql', () => {
       expect(errors[0].message).toEqual('The following field is invalid: password')
       expect(errors[0].path[0]).toEqual('test2')
       expect(errors[0].extensions.name).toEqual('ValidationError')
-      expect(errors[0].extensions.data.errors[0].message).toEqual('No password was given')
+      expect(errors[0].extensions.data.errors[0].message).toEqual('This field is required.')
       expect(errors[0].extensions.data.errors[0].field).toEqual('password')
 
       expect(Array.isArray(errors[1].locations)).toEqual(true)