[Bug] useAuth.tsx treats all auth errors identically — no differentiated retry strategy

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Overview

useAuth.tsx passes all auth errors to getAuthErrorMessage() without categorizing them first. Network errors, credential errors, and account-locked errors all show the same generic message and offer the same (single) recovery action.

Specifications

Features:

• Categorize auth errors: NETWORK, INVALID_CREDENTIALS, ACCOUNT_LOCKED, SESSION_EXPIRED
• Show recovery actions specific to each category (retry for network, contact support for locked)

Tasks:

• Define an AuthErrorCategory enum
• Update getAuthErrorMessage to accept and return the category
• Add category-specific UI in the auth error display component

Impacted Files:

• src/hooks/useAuth.tsx
• src/utils/authErrors.ts

Acceptance Criteria

• Each error category shows a distinct message and recovery action
• Network errors offer a "Retry" button; locked accounts offer "Contact Support"
• Error categories are covered by unit tests

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