diff --git a/android/assets/jsons/translations/template.properties b/android/assets/jsons/translations/template.properties
index f2473b586d..3c020a068e 100644
--- a/android/assets/jsons/translations/template.properties
+++ b/android/assets/jsons/translations/template.properties
@@ -727,7 +727,11 @@ Password must be at least 6 characters long =
 Failed to set password! = 
 Password set successfully for server [serverURL] = 
 Password = 
-Your userId is password secured = 
+Validating your authentication status... = 
+Your current password was rejected from the server = 
+You userId is unregistered! Set password to secure your userId = 
+Your current password has been succesfully verified = 
+Your authentication status could not be determined = 
 Set a password to secure your userId = 
 Authenticate = 
 This server does not support authentication = 
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/ApiV2FileStorageEmulator.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/ApiV2FileStorageEmulator.kt
index 958ae8e5c3..a8b25737dd 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/ApiV2FileStorageEmulator.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/ApiV2FileStorageEmulator.kt
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ class ApiV2FileStorageEmulator(private val api: ApiV2) : FileStorage {
         return runBlocking { api.auth.loginOnly(userId, password) }
     }
 
+    override fun checkAuthStatus(userId: String, password: String): AuthStatus {
+        TODO("Not yet implemented")
+    }
+
     override fun setPassword(newPassword: String): Boolean {
         return runBlocking { api.account.setPassword(newPassword, suppress = true) }
     }
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/DropBox.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/DropBox.kt
index 117311b82c..4c9a7f6e33 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/DropBox.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/DropBox.kt
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ object DropBox: FileStorage {
         throw NotImplementedError()
     }
 
+    override fun checkAuthStatus(userId: String, password: String): AuthStatus {
+        throw NotImplementedError()
+    }
+
     override fun setPassword(newPassword: String): Boolean {
         throw NotImplementedError()
     }
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/FileStorage.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/FileStorage.kt
index 4ee74f0586..ac33347e46 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/FileStorage.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/FileStorage.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ interface FileMetaData {
     fun getLastModified(): Date?
 }
 
+enum class AuthStatus {
+    UNAUTHORIZED,
+    UNREGISTERED,
+    VERIFIED,
+    UNKNOWN
+}
+
 interface FileStorage {
     /**
      * @throws FileStorageRateLimitReached if the file storage backend can't handle any additional actions for a time
@@ -45,4 +52,6 @@ interface FileStorage {
      * @throws MultiplayerAuthException if the authentication failed
      */
     fun setPassword(newPassword: String): Boolean
+    
+    fun checkAuthStatus(userId: String, password: String): AuthStatus
 }
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/UncivServerFileStorage.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/UncivServerFileStorage.kt
index f823fd0d6d..d84fbdb0d2 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/UncivServerFileStorage.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/storage/UncivServerFileStorage.kt
@@ -76,6 +76,21 @@ object UncivServerFileStorage : FileStorage {
         return authenticated
     }
 
+    override fun checkAuthStatus(userId: String, password: String): AuthStatus {
+        var authStatus = AuthStatus.UNKNOWN
+        val preEncodedAuthValue = "$userId:$password"
+        authHeader = mapOf("Authorization" to "Basic ${Base64Coder.encodeString(preEncodedAuthValue)}")
+        SimpleHttp.sendGetRequest("$serverUrl/auth", timeout = timeout, header = authHeader) { _, _, code ->
+            authStatus = when (code) {
+                200 -> AuthStatus.VERIFIED
+                204 -> AuthStatus.UNREGISTERED
+                401 -> AuthStatus.UNAUTHORIZED
+                else -> AuthStatus.UNKNOWN
+            }
+        }
+        return authStatus
+    }
+
     override fun setPassword(newPassword: String): Boolean {
         if (authHeader == null)
             return false
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/popups/options/MultiplayerTab.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/popups/options/MultiplayerTab.kt
index a76c766300..24b7b5cfef 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/popups/options/MultiplayerTab.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/popups/options/MultiplayerTab.kt
@@ -4,23 +4,23 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.Application
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Table
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.TextField
-import com.unciv.UncivGame
 import com.unciv.Constants
+import com.unciv.UncivGame
 import com.unciv.logic.files.IMediaFinder
 import com.unciv.logic.multiplayer.Multiplayer
+import com.unciv.logic.multiplayer.storage.AuthStatus
 import com.unciv.logic.multiplayer.storage.FileStorageRateLimitReached
 import com.unciv.logic.multiplayer.storage.MultiplayerAuthException
 import com.unciv.models.metadata.GameSettings
 import com.unciv.models.metadata.GameSettings.GameSetting
-import com.unciv.ui.components.widgets.UncivTextField
 import com.unciv.ui.components.extensions.addSeparator
-import com.unciv.ui.components.extensions.brighten
 import com.unciv.ui.components.extensions.format
 import com.unciv.ui.components.extensions.isEnabled
 import com.unciv.ui.components.extensions.toLabel
 import com.unciv.ui.components.extensions.toTextButton
 import com.unciv.ui.components.input.onChange
 import com.unciv.ui.components.input.onClick
+import com.unciv.ui.components.widgets.UncivTextField
 import com.unciv.ui.popups.AuthPopup
 import com.unciv.ui.popups.Popup
 import com.unciv.ui.popups.options.SettingsSelect.SelectItem
@@ -163,14 +163,34 @@ private fun addMultiplayerServerOptions(
         serverIpTable.add("Set password".toLabel()).padTop(16f).colspan(2).row()
         serverIpTable.add(passwordTextField).colspan(2).growX().padBottom(8f).row()
 
+        // initially assume no password
+        val authStatusLabel = "Set a password to secure your userId".toLabel()
+
+        if (settings.multiplayer.passwords.containsKey(settings.multiplayer.server)) {
+            val userId = settings.multiplayer.userId
+            val password = settings.multiplayer.passwords[settings.multiplayer.server] ?: ""
+
+
+            authStatusLabel.setText("Validating your authentication status...")
+            Concurrency.run {
+                val authStatus = UncivGame.Current.onlineMultiplayer.multiplayerServer.fileStorage()
+                    .checkAuthStatus(userId, password)
+
+                val newAuthStatusText = when (authStatus) {
+                    AuthStatus.UNAUTHORIZED -> "Your current password was rejected from the server"
+                    AuthStatus.UNREGISTERED -> "You userId is unregistered! Set password to secure your userId"
+                    AuthStatus.VERIFIED -> "Your current password has been succesfully verified"
+                    AuthStatus.UNKNOWN -> "Your authentication status could not be determined"
+                }
+
+                Concurrency.runOnGLThread {
+                    authStatusLabel.setText(newAuthStatusText)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         val passwordStatusTable = Table().apply {
-            add(
-                if (settings.multiplayer.passwords.containsKey(settings.multiplayer.server)) {
-                    "Your userId is password secured"
-                } else {
-                    "Set a password to secure your userId"
-                }.toLabel()
-            )
+            add(authStatusLabel)
             add(setPasswordButton.onClick {
                 setPassword(passwordTextField.text, optionsPopup)
             }).padLeft(16f)
diff --git a/server/src/com/unciv/app/server/UncivServer.kt b/server/src/com/unciv/app/server/UncivServer.kt
index ae15891513..8f9fd4f509 100644
--- a/server/src/com/unciv/app/server/UncivServer.kt
+++ b/server/src/com/unciv/app/server/UncivServer.kt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ private class UncivServerRunner : CliktCommand() {
         help = "Enable Authentication"
     ).flag("-no-auth", default = false)
 
-     private val IdentifyOperators by option(
+     private val identifyOperators by option(
         "-i", "-Identify",
         envvar = "UncivServerIdentify",
         help = "Display each operation archive request IP to assist management personnel"
@@ -99,20 +99,18 @@ private class UncivServerRunner : CliktCommand() {
             return true
 
         val (userId, password) = extractAuth(authString) ?: return false
-        if (authMap[userId] == null || authMap[userId] == password)
-            return true
-        return false
+        return authMap[userId] == null || authMap[userId] == password
     }
 
-    private fun extractAuth(authString: String?): Pair<String, String>? {
+    private fun extractAuth(authHeader: String?): Pair<String, String>? {
         if (!authV1Enabled)
             return null
 
-        // If auth is enabled a auth string is required
-        if (authString == null || !authString.startsWith("Basic "))
+        // If auth is enabled an authorization header is required
+        if (authHeader == null || !authHeader.startsWith("Basic "))
             return null
 
-        val decodedString = String(Base64.getDecoder().decode(authString.drop(6)))
+        val decodedString = String(Base64.getDecoder().decode(authHeader.drop(6)))
         val splitAuthString = decodedString.split(":", limit=2)
         if (splitAuthString.size != 2)
             return null
@@ -136,11 +134,11 @@ private class UncivServerRunner : CliktCommand() {
                 put("/files/{fileName}") {
                     val fileName = call.parameters["fileName"] ?: throw Exception("No fileName!")
                     
-                    // If IdentifyOperators is enabled a Operator IP is displayed
-                    if (IdentifyOperators) {
-                        log.info("Receiving file: ${fileName} --Operation sourced from ${call.request.local.remoteHost}")
+                    // If IdentifyOperators is enabled an Operator IP is displayed
+                    if (identifyOperators) {
+                        log.info("Receiving file: $fileName --Operation sourced from ${call.request.local.remoteHost}")
                     }else{
-                        log.info("Receiving file: ${fileName}")
+                        log.info("Receiving file: $fileName")
                     }
                      
                     val file = File(fileFolderName, fileName)
@@ -160,20 +158,20 @@ private class UncivServerRunner : CliktCommand() {
                 get("/files/{fileName}") {
                     val fileName = call.parameters["fileName"] ?: throw Exception("No fileName!")
                     
-                    // If IdentifyOperators is enabled a Operator IP is displayed
-                    if (IdentifyOperators) {
-                        log.info("File requested: ${fileName} --Operation sourced from ${call.request.local.remoteHost}")
+                    // If IdentifyOperators is enabled an Operator IP is displayed
+                    if (identifyOperators) {
+                        log.info("File requested: $fileName --Operation sourced from ${call.request.local.remoteHost}")
                     }else{
                         log.info("File requested: $fileName")
                     }
                      
                     val file = File(fileFolderName, fileName)
                     if (!file.exists()) {
-                        
-                        // If IdentifyOperators is enabled a Operator IP is displayed
-                        if (IdentifyOperators) {
-                            log.info("File ${fileName} not found --Operation sourced from ${call.request.local.remoteHost}")
-                        }else{
+
+                        // If IdentifyOperators is enabled an Operator IP is displayed
+                        if (identifyOperators) {
+                            log.info("File $fileName not found --Operation sourced from ${call.request.local.remoteHost}")
+                        } else {
                             log.info("File $fileName not found")
                         }
                         call.respond(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, "File does not exist")
@@ -186,11 +184,21 @@ private class UncivServerRunner : CliktCommand() {
                 if (authV1Enabled) {
                     get("/auth") {
                         log.info("Received auth request from ${call.request.local.remoteHost}")
-                        val authHeader = call.request.headers["Authorization"]
-                        if (validateAuth(authHeader)) {
-                            call.respond(HttpStatusCode.OK)
-                        } else {
-                            call.respond(HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized)
+
+                        val authHeader = call.request.headers["Authorization"] ?: run {
+                            call.respond(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, "Missing authorization header!")
+                            return@get
+                        }
+
+                        val (userId, password) = extractAuth(authHeader) ?: run {
+                            call.respond(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, "Malformed authorization header!")
+                            return@get
+                        }
+
+                        when (authMap[userId]) {
+                            null -> call.respond(HttpStatusCode.NoContent)
+                            password -> call.respond(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+                            else -> call.respond(HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized)
                         }
                     }
                     put("/auth") {