diff --git a/src/app/core/_components/forms/custom-forms/superhashlist/new-superhashlist/new-superhashlist.component.html b/src/app/core/_components/forms/custom-forms/superhashlist/new-superhashlist/new-superhashlist.component.html
index 16182a75b..f1748ba34 100644
--- a/src/app/core/_components/forms/custom-forms/superhashlist/new-superhashlist/new-superhashlist.component.html
+++ b/src/app/core/_components/forms/custom-forms/superhashlist/new-superhashlist/new-superhashlist.component.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       [isLoading]="isLoading"
       [placeholder]="'Hashlists...'"
       [items]="selectHashlists"
-      [label]="'Select or search Hashlists *'"
+      [label]="'Select or search Hashlists'"
       [mergeIdAndName]="true"
       formControlName="hashlistIds"
       style="flex: 1;"
diff --git a/src/app/core/_components/forms/custom-forms/task/new-supertasks/new-supertasks.component.html b/src/app/core/_components/forms/custom-forms/task/new-supertasks/new-supertasks.component.html
index caf2c435c..e6e4357c1 100644
--- a/src/app/core/_components/forms/custom-forms/task/new-supertasks/new-supertasks.component.html
+++ b/src/app/core/_components/forms/custom-forms/task/new-supertasks/new-supertasks.component.html
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
       [isLoading]="isLoading"
       [placeholder]="'Tasks...'"
       [items]="selectPretasks"
-      [label]="'Select or search Tasks *'"
+      [label]="'Select or search Tasks'"
+      [isRequired]="true"
       [mergeIdAndName]="true"
       formControlName="pretasks"
       style="flex: 1;"
diff --git a/src/app/hashlists/new-hashlist/new-hashlist.component.html b/src/app/hashlists/new-hashlist/new-hashlist.component.html
index 61cb6c3f7..08437da0b 100644
--- a/src/app/hashlists/new-hashlist/new-hashlist.component.html
+++ b/src/app/hashlists/new-hashlist/new-hashlist.component.html
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
         [isLoading]="isLoadingHashtypes"
         [placeholder]="'Hashtypes...'"
         [items]="selectHashtypes"
-        [label]="'Hashtype *'"
+        [label]="'Select or search Hashtype'"
+        [isRequired]="true"
         formControlName="hashTypeId"
         [multiselectEnabled]="false"
         [mergeIdAndName]="true"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/input/multiselect/multiselect.component.html b/src/app/shared/input/multiselect/multiselect.component.html
index a190e576f..88173731f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/input/multiselect/multiselect.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/input/multiselect/multiselect.component.html
@@ -5,34 +5,44 @@
 <ng-template #content>
   <mat-form-field class="custom-chip-grid">
     <mat-label>{{label}}</mat-label>
-    <mat-chip-grid #chipGrid aria-label="Items selection">
+    <mat-chip-grid
+      #chipGridRef
+      [(ngModel)]="chipGridValidation"
+      #chipGridNgModel="ngModel"
+      name="selectedItems"
+      [required]="isRequired"
+      aria-label="Items selection"
+    >
       <mat-chip-row *ngFor="let item of selectedItems" (removed)="remove(item)">
-        <div matTooltip="{{item.name }}">
+        <div matTooltip="{{ item.name }}">
           {{ item.id }}
-          <span>{{ item.name.length > 30 ? (item.name | slice:0:30) + '...' : item.name }}</span>
+          <span>{{ item.name?.length > 30 ? (item.name | slice:0:30) + '...' : item.name }}</span>
         </div>
         <button matChipRemove [attr.aria-label]="'remove ' + item">
           <mat-icon>cancel</mat-icon>
         </button>
       </mat-chip-row>
+
     </mat-chip-grid>
     <input
       matInput
-      #selectInput
-      [placeholder]="placeholder"
-      [matChipInputFor]="chipGrid"
+      [matChipInputFor]="chipGridRef"
       [matAutocomplete]="auto"
       [matChipInputSeparatorKeyCodes]="separatorKeysCodes"
-      (matChipInputTokenEnd)="onChangeValue(value)"
+      (matChipInputTokenEnd)="onInputChipAdd($event)"
       (input)="onSearchInputChange()"
       [(ngModel)]="searchTerm"
-      [required]="isRequired"
+      placeholder="{{ placeholder }}"
     />
-    <mat-autocomplete #auto="matAutocomplete" (optionSelected)="selected($event)">
+
+    <mat-autocomplete #auto="matAutocomplete" (optionSelected)="onAutocompleteSelect($event.option.value)">
       <mat-option *ngFor="let item of filteredItems | async" [value]="item">
         <span [innerHTML]="updateHighlightedValue(item.id + ' - ' + item.name, searchTerm)"></span>
       </mat-option>
     </mat-autocomplete>
-    <mat-error>{{ label }} is required</mat-error>
+
+    <mat-error *ngIf="chipGridValidation.length === 0">
+      This field is required.
+    </mat-error>
   </mat-form-field>
 </ng-template>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/input/multiselect/multiselect.component.ts b/src/app/shared/input/multiselect/multiselect.component.ts
index 1dc980cd3..696cb6d16 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/input/multiselect/multiselect.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/input/multiselect/multiselect.component.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { COMMA, ENTER } from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
 import { AfterViewInit, ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Input, ViewChild, forwardRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms';
 import { MatAutocompleteSelectedEvent } from '@angular/material/autocomplete';
+import { MatChipInputEvent } from '@angular/material/chips';
 import { MatInput } from '@angular/material/input';
 import { DomSanitizer, SafeHtml } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
@@ -28,22 +29,27 @@ import { SelectOption, extractIds } from '@src/app/shared/utils/forms';
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   standalone: false
 })
-export class InputMultiSelectComponent extends AbstractInputComponent<any> implements AfterViewInit {
+export class InputMultiSelectComponent extends AbstractInputComponent<number | number[]> implements AfterViewInit {
   @Input() label = 'Select or search:';
   @Input() placeholder = 'Select or search';
   @Input() isLoading = false;
   @Input() items: SelectOption[] = [];
   @Input() multiselectEnabled = true;
   @Input() mergeIdAndName = false;
-  @Input() initialHashlistId: any;
+  @Input() initialHashlistId: string | number;
 
   @ViewChild('selectInput', { read: MatInput }) selectInput: MatInput;
 
   private searchInputSubject = new Subject<string>();
-  filteredItems: Observable<any[]>;
-  selectedItems: SelectOption[] = [];
+  filteredItems: Observable<SelectOption[]>;
   searchTerm = '';
 
+  // Visual chips
+  selectedItems: SelectOption[] = [];
+
+  // Validation model (dummy, never displayed)
+  chipGridValidation: SelectOption[] = [];
+
   readonly separatorKeysCodes: number[] = [COMMA, ENTER]; // ENTER and COMMA key codes
 
   constructor(private sanitizer: DomSanitizer) {
@@ -79,19 +85,74 @@ export class InputMultiSelectComponent extends AbstractInputComponent<any> imple
     }
   }
 
+  public addChip(item: SelectOption): void {
+    if (!this.selectedItems.find((i) => i.id === item.id)) {
+      // Update visual array
+      if (this.multiselectEnabled) {
+        this.selectedItems.push(item);
+      } else {
+        this.selectedItems = [item];
+      }
+
+      // Update validation array
+      this.chipGridValidation = [...this.selectedItems];
+
+      // Remove item from available list
+      const index = this.items.findIndex((i) => i.id === item.id);
+      if (index !== -1) this.items.splice(index, 1);
+
+      // Update filtered items
+      this.searchInputSubject.next(this.searchTerm);
+
+      // Notify Angular forms
+      this.onChangeValue(this.selectedItems);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public remove(item: SelectOption): void {
+    const index = this.selectedItems.findIndex((i) => i.id === item.id);
+    if (index >= 0) {
+      this.selectedItems.splice(index, 1);
+      this.chipGridValidation = [...this.selectedItems];
+
+      // Put back to available items
+      this.items.push(item);
+      this.searchInputSubject.next(this.searchTerm);
+
+      this.onChangeValue(this.selectedItems);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // When typing a separator key (ENTER, COMMA)
+  onInputChipAdd(event: MatChipInputEvent) {
+    const value = event.value?.trim();
+    if (!value) return;
+
+    this.addChip({ id: value, name: value });
+    event.chipInput.clear();
+    this.searchTerm = '';
+  }
+
+  // When selecting from autocomplete
+  onAutocompleteSelect(selected: SelectOption) {
+    this.addChip(selected);
+    this.searchTerm = '';
+    this.searchInputSubject.next(this.searchTerm);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Handles the change in the input value and triggers the corresponding change events.
    *
-   * @param {any} value - The new value of the input.
+   * @param value - The new value of the input.
    * @returns {void}
    */
   /**
    * Handles the change in the input value and triggers the corresponding change events.
    *
-   * @param {any} value - The new value of the input.
+   * @param value - The new value of the input.
    * @returns {void}
    */
-  onChangeValue(value): void {
+  onChangeValue(value: SelectOption | SelectOption[]): void {
     if (!this.multiselectEnabled) {
       if (Array.isArray(value)) {
         this.value = extractIds(value, 'id')[0];
@@ -122,41 +183,18 @@ export class InputMultiSelectComponent extends AbstractInputComponent<any> imple
     this.searchInputSubject.next(this.searchTerm);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Removes the specified item from the selected items.
-   *
-   * @param {SelectOption} item - The item to be removed.
-   * @returns {void}
-   */
-  public remove(item: SelectOption): void {
-    const index = this.selectedItems.indexOf(item);
-
-    if (index >= 0) {
-      // Add the removed item back to the unselected items
-      this.items.push(item);
-
-      this.items.sort((a, b) => parseInt(a.id) - parseInt(b.id));
-
-      // Remove the item from the selected items
-      this.selectedItems.splice(index, 1);
-
-      // Update the filteredItems observable
-      this.searchInputSubject.next(this.searchTerm);
-
-      // Notify about the change
-      this.onChangeValue(this.selectedItems);
-      // this.onTouched();
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Filters the items based on the provided search value.
    *
    * @param {string} value - The search value to filter the items.
    * @returns {SelectOption[]} - The filtered array of items.
    */
-  private _filter(value: string): SelectOption[] {
-    const filterValue = value.toLowerCase();
+  private _filter(value: string | SelectOption): SelectOption[] {
+    // If a SelectOption is passed by accident, convert to string
+    const searchString = typeof value === 'string' ? value : (value.name ?? '');
+
+    const filterValue = searchString.toLowerCase();
+
     return this.items.filter((item: SelectOption) => {
       const nameToSearch = this.mergeIdAndName ? `${item.id} ${item.name}`.toLowerCase() : item.name.toLowerCase();
       return nameToSearch.includes(filterValue);
diff --git a/src/app/shared/input/number/number.component.html b/src/app/shared/input/number/number.component.html
index 69a0aa12f..25df6a6b3 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/input/number/number.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/input/number/number.component.html
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <mat-form-field>
   <mat-label>{{ title }}</mat-label>
   <div [class.is-invalid]="error">
-    <input matInput type="number" [id]="inputId" [(ngModel)]="value" (change)="onChange(value)" [class.is-invalid]="error">
+    <input #inputField="ngModel" matInput type="number" [id]="inputId" [(ngModel)]="value" (change)="onChange(value)" [required]="isRequired" [class.is-invalid]="error">
   </div>
-  <div *ngIf="error">{{ error }}</div>
-  <mat-hint *ngIf="hint">{{ hint }}</mat-hint>
+  <mat-error *ngIf="inputField.errors && (inputField.dirty || inputField.touched)">
+    <span *ngIf="inputField.errors.required">{{ title }} is required</span>
+  </mat-error>
 </mat-form-field>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/input/number/number.component.ts b/src/app/shared/input/number/number.component.ts
index f4f41660d..71eecd2d8 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/input/number/number.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/input/number/number.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { AbstractInputComponent } from '../abstract-input';
 import { Component, forwardRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms';
 
+import { AbstractInputComponent } from '@src/app/shared/input/abstract-input';
+
 /**
  * Custom Input Number Component.
  *
@@ -15,16 +16,16 @@ import { NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms';
  * ```
  */
 @Component({
-    selector: 'input-number',
-    templateUrl: './number.component.html',
-    providers: [
-        {
-            provide: NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR,
-            useExisting: forwardRef(() => InputNumberComponent),
-            multi: true
-        }
-    ],
-    standalone: false
+  selector: 'input-number',
+  templateUrl: './number.component.html',
+  providers: [
+    {
+      provide: NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR,
+      useExisting: forwardRef(() => InputNumberComponent),
+      multi: true
+    }
+  ],
+  standalone: false
 })
 export class InputNumberComponent extends AbstractInputComponent<boolean> {
   constructor() {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/input/text-area/text-area.component.html b/src/app/shared/input/text-area/text-area.component.html
index cb933c15e..387345a92 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/input/text-area/text-area.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/input/text-area/text-area.component.html
@@ -4,21 +4,21 @@
       matTooltip="{{ tooltip }}"
       matTooltipPosition="below"
       matTooltipClass="tooltip-custom-style"
-      container="body"
+      matTooltipShowDelay="500"
       aria-hidden="true"
       *ngIf="tooltip"
     >
       info
     </mat-icon>
+
   </mat-label>
   <textarea
-    #inputField
     matInput
     [class.is-invalid]="error"
     [id]="inputId"
     [(ngModel)]="value"
     (ngModelChange)="onChange(value)"
-     matAutosize
+    cdkTextareaAutosize
      [required]="isRequired"
      class="custom-textarea"
   ></textarea>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/input/text-area/text-area.component.ts b/src/app/shared/input/text-area/text-area.component.ts
index 59e5b2658..e5b3b6975 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/input/text-area/text-area.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/input/text-area/text-area.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { AbstractInputComponent } from '../abstract-input';
 import { Component, forwardRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms';
 
+import { AbstractInputComponent } from '@src/app/shared/input/abstract-input';
+
 /**
  * Custom Input Text Component.
  *
@@ -17,16 +18,16 @@ import { NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms';
  * ```
  */
 @Component({
-    selector: 'input-text-area',
-    templateUrl: './text-area.component.html',
-    providers: [
-        {
-            provide: NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR,
-            useExisting: forwardRef(() => InputTextAreaComponent),
-            multi: true
-        }
-    ],
-    standalone: false
+  selector: 'input-text-area',
+  templateUrl: './text-area.component.html',
+  providers: [
+    {
+      provide: NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR,
+      useExisting: forwardRef(() => InputTextAreaComponent),
+      multi: true
+    }
+  ],
+  standalone: false
 })
 export class InputTextAreaComponent extends AbstractInputComponent<string> {
   constructor() {
diff --git a/src/app/tasks/edit-supertasks/edit-supertasks.component.html b/src/app/tasks/edit-supertasks/edit-supertasks.component.html
index 10bec855c..77548b727 100644
--- a/src/app/tasks/edit-supertasks/edit-supertasks.component.html
+++ b/src/app/tasks/edit-supertasks/edit-supertasks.component.html
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
   <h5>Add Pretasks</h5>
   <form [formGroup]="updateForm">
     <div fxLayout="column" fxLayoutAlign="start start" *ngIf="!isLoading; else loadingTemplate">
-      <input-multiselect [isLoading]="isLoading" [placeholder]="'Pretasks...'" [items]="selectPretasks"
-        [label]="'Select or search Pretasks *'" [mergeIdAndName]="true" formControlName="pretasks"
+      <input-multiselect [isLoading]="isLoading" [placeholder]="'Pretasks...'" [items]="selectPretasks" [isRequired]="true"
+        [label]="'Select or search Pretasks'" [mergeIdAndName]="true" formControlName="pretasks"
         style="flex: 1;"></input-multiselect>
       <div fxLayout="row" fxLayoutAlign="start center" style="margin-top: 10px;">
         <button-submit [name]="'Add'" (click)="onSubmit()"></button-submit>
diff --git a/src/app/tasks/new-tasks/new-tasks.component.html b/src/app/tasks/new-tasks/new-tasks.component.html
index ecf525ab5..2e85e58ea 100644
--- a/src/app/tasks/new-tasks/new-tasks.component.html
+++ b/src/app/tasks/new-tasks/new-tasks.component.html
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
               [isLoading]="isLoading"
               [placeholder]="'Hashlist...'"
               [items]="selectHashlists"
-              [label]="'Select or search Hashlist *'"
+              [label]="'Select or search Hashlist'"
               [mergeIdAndName]="true"
               [multiselectEnabled]="false"
               formControlName="hashlistId"
               [initialHashlistId]="isCopyHashlistId"
+              [isRequired]="true"
             ></input-multiselect>
           </ng-container>
         </div>
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
         </ng-template>
 
         <div>
-          <input-text-area title="Attack command" formControlName="attackCmd"></input-text-area>
+          <input-text-area title="Attack command" formControlName="attackCmd" [isRequired]="true"></input-text-area>
           <button type="button" mat-icon-button matTooltip="Help" (click)="openHelpDialog()">
             <mat-icon>help</mat-icon>
           </button>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
         <input-text-area title="Notes" formControlName="notes"></input-text-area>
 
         <div fxLayout="row wrap" fxLayoutAlign="start center" fxLayoutGap="10px">
-          <input-number title="Priority" formControlName="priority"></input-number>
+          <input-number title="Priority" formControlName="priority" [isRequired]="true"></input-number>
           <input-number title="Max agents" formControlName="maxAgents"></input-number>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/src/app/tasks/supertasks/applyhashlist.component.html b/src/app/tasks/supertasks/applyhashlist.component.html
index 8d1f4dac2..ce55a166c 100644
--- a/src/app/tasks/supertasks/applyhashlist.component.html
+++ b/src/app/tasks/supertasks/applyhashlist.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
           [isLoading]="isLoading"
           [placeholder]="'Hashlists...'"
           [items]="selectHashlists"
-          [label]="'Select or search Hashlists *'"
+          [label]="'Select or search Hashlists'"
           [mergeIdAndName]="true"
           [multiselectEnabled]="false"
           formControlName="hashlistId"
diff --git a/src/app/users/edit-groups/edit-groups.component.html b/src/app/users/edit-groups/edit-groups.component.html
index 7297754f3..28f01f1ed 100644
--- a/src/app/users/edit-groups/edit-groups.component.html
+++ b/src/app/users/edit-groups/edit-groups.component.html
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ <h5>Add Users</h5>
   <form [formGroup]="addUsersForm">
     <div fxLayout="column" fxLayoutAlign="start start" *ngIf="!isUsersLoading; else loadingUsersTemplate">
       <input-multiselect [isLoading]="isUsersLoading" [placeholder]="'Users...'" [items]="selectUsers"
-                         [label]="'Select or search Users *'" [mergeIdAndName]="true" formControlName="userIds"
-                         style="flex: 1;"></input-multiselect>
+                         [label]="'Select or search Users'" [isRequired]="true"
+                         [mergeIdAndName]="true" formControlName="userIds" style="flex: 1;">
+
+      </input-multiselect>
       <div fxLayout="row" fxLayoutAlign="start center" style="margin-top: 10px;">
         <button-submit [name]="'Add'" (click)="onAddUsers()"></button-submit>
       </div>
@@ -34,8 +36,10 @@ <h5>Add Agents</h5>
   <form [formGroup]="addAgentsForm">
     <div fxLayout="column" fxLayoutAlign="start start" *ngIf="!isAgentsLoading; else loadingAgentsTemplate">
       <input-multiselect [isLoading]="isUsersLoading" [placeholder]="'Agents...'" [items]="selectAgents"
-                         [label]="'Select or search Agents *'" [mergeIdAndName]="true" formControlName="agentIds"
-                         style="flex: 1;"></input-multiselect>
+                         [label]="'Select or search Agents'" [mergeIdAndName]="true" formControlName="agentIds"
+                         [isRequired]="true" style="flex: 1;">
+
+      </input-multiselect>
       <div fxLayout="row" fxLayoutAlign="start center" style="margin-top: 10px;">
         <button-submit [name]="'Add'" (click)="onAddAgents()"></button-submit>
       </div>