nextcloud / nextcloud/end_to_end_encryption

End-to-End Encryption in the browser, editor shows encrypted content

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Description

I enabled end-to-end encryption in the browser and uploaded a file:

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I would expect that all editors/viewers are disabled and clicking on a file starts a download. Instead the normal texteditor opens and shows the encrypted filename and the encrypted content:

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Also creating new documents should be disabled because this fails as well, probably because it wants to open the corresponding editor during document creation:

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Research direction

Reproduce the browser workflow with end-to-end encryption enabled, then trace the file-opening and new-document flows that still invoke the normal editor. Done means encrypted files are downloaded instead of displayed and creating a document does not fail by opening an unavailable editor.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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