Fix/Understand Authorization Problems

[MikaVohl]

When locally running hackerAPI + dashboard, almost every action you make returns GET http://localhost:3000/api/... 401 (Unauthorized)

The error is being thrown due to async function ensureAuthorized(req, findByIdFns) returning a false value at the end of the function:

async function ensureAuthorized(req, findByIdFns) {
        ...
        if (currentlyValid) {
            return currentlyValid;
        }
    }
    return false;        <---- this is where the function returns
}

UPDATE: It is very possible the issue originates from the way the user was created. I manually changed the verification status in the database since the emails weren't sending. This manual change could mess with permissions/roles/authorization

I believe the emails aren't sending due to a sendgrid problem:

2025-10-03T23:13:07.562Z - info: GET /api/account/self 401 7ms
[accountRouter] Error encountered {
  message: 'Unauthorized',
  stack: 'Error: Unauthorized\n' +
    '    at node_modules/@sendgrid/client/src/classes/client.js:167:29\n' +
    '    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)',
  method: 'POST',
  url: '/api/account',
  params: {},
  query: {},
  body: {
    accountDetails: {
      _id: new ObjectId('68e058a424635ef89ea3971b'),
      firstName: 'test',
      lastName: 'user',
      pronoun: 'She/Her',
      gender: 'Male',
      email: 'test@user.com',
      password: '$2b$10$Rb.m.NYpkbRo3uficwj5XOtMWFQoSqVkA4vBOqaF4hoLAqBbHsu2C',
      dietaryRestrictions: [Array],
      age: '44',
      phoneNumber: '+14442123212'
    },
    account: {
      firstName: 'test',
      lastName: 'user',
      pronoun: 'She/Her',
      gender: 'Male',
      email: 'test@user.com',
      password: '$2b$10$Rb.m.NYpkbRo3uficwj5XOtMWFQoSqVkA4vBOqaF4hoLAqBbHsu2C',
      dietaryRestrictions: [Array],
      confirmed: false,
      accountType: 'Hacker',
      age: 44,
      phoneNumber: 14442123212,
      _id: new ObjectId('68e058a424635ef89ea3971b'),
      __v: 0
    }
  }
}