diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index afd94bfbed..89f9bd283b 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ ssr:
   # disabled (false) by default to boost server performance at the expense of loading smoothness.
   inlineCriticalCss: false
   # Path prefixes to enable SSR for. By default these are limited to paths of primary DSpace objects.
-  paths: [ '/home', '/items/', '/entities/', '/collections/', '/communities/', '/bitstream/', '/bitstreams/', '/handle/' ]
+  # NOTE: The "/handle/" path ensures Handle redirects work via SSR.  The "/reload/" path ensures
+  # hard refreshes (e.g. after login) trigger SSR while fully reloading the page.
+  paths: [ '/home', '/items/', '/entities/', '/collections/', '/communities/', '/bitstream/', '/bitstreams/', '/handle/', '/reload/' ]
   # Whether to enable rendering of Search component on SSR.
   # If set to true the component will be included in the HTML returned from the server side rendering.
   # If set to false the component will not be included in the HTML returned from the server side rendering.
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.interceptor.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.interceptor.ts
index 84d4c53210..d011d27059 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.interceptor.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.interceptor.ts
@@ -129,12 +129,24 @@ export class AuthInterceptor implements HttpInterceptor {
    */
   private sortAuthMethods(authMethodModels: AuthMethod[]): AuthMethod[] {
     const sortedAuthMethodModels: AuthMethod[] = [];
+    let passwordAuthFound = false;
+    let ldapAuthFound = false;
+
     authMethodModels.forEach((method) => {
       if (method.authMethodType === AuthMethodType.Password) {
         sortedAuthMethodModels.push(method);
+        passwordAuthFound = true;
+      }
+      if (method.authMethodType === AuthMethodType.Ldap) {
+        ldapAuthFound = true;
       }
     });
 
+    // Using password authentication method to provide UI for LDAP authentication even if password auth is not present in server
+    if (ldapAuthFound && !(passwordAuthFound)) {
+      sortedAuthMethodModels.push(new AuthMethod(AuthMethodType.Password,0));
+    }
+
     authMethodModels.forEach((method) => {
       if (method.authMethodType !== AuthMethodType.Password) {
         sortedAuthMethodModels.push(method);
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.production.ts b/src/environments/environment.production.ts
index ac309d4923..9bd663922c 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.production.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.production.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const environment: Partial<BuildConfig> = {
     inlineCriticalCss: false,
     transferState: true,
     replaceRestUrl: true,
-    paths: [ '/home', '/items/', '/entities/', '/collections/', '/communities/', '/bitstream/', '/bitstreams/', '/handle/' ],
+    paths: [ '/home', '/items/', '/entities/', '/collections/', '/communities/', '/bitstream/', '/bitstreams/', '/handle/', '/reload/' ],
     enableSearchComponent: false,
     enableBrowseComponent: false,
   },
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.test.ts b/src/environments/environment.test.ts
index 1525b1960b..d7e9067ea3 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.test.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const environment: BuildConfig = {
     inlineCriticalCss: false,
     transferState: true,
     replaceRestUrl: false,
-    paths: [ '/home', '/items/', '/entities/', '/collections/', '/communities/', '/bitstream/', '/bitstreams/', '/handle/' ],
+    paths: [ '/home', '/items/', '/entities/', '/collections/', '/communities/', '/bitstream/', '/bitstreams/', '/handle/', '/reload/' ],
     enableSearchComponent: false,
     enableBrowseComponent: false,
   },
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.ts b/src/environments/environment.ts
index ff0c05e76d..39ab31de03 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const environment: Partial<BuildConfig> = {
     inlineCriticalCss: false,
     transferState: true,
     replaceRestUrl: false,
-    paths: [ '/home', '/items/', '/entities/', '/collections/', '/communities/', '/bitstream/', '/bitstreams/', '/handle/' ],
+    paths: [ '/home', '/items/', '/entities/', '/collections/', '/communities/', '/bitstream/', '/bitstreams/', '/handle/', '/reload/' ],
     enableSearchComponent: false,
     enableBrowseComponent: false,
   },