nextcloud / nextcloud/mail

Account modification and ad-hoc passwords

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Description

I installed the app and entered my credentials, which worked seamlessly. However, I don't want to save my password in the database for security reasons.

  1. Can you please add the option to not save the password and ask for it when it is needed? Ideally, the password should never reside on the server side.

  2. I was surprised that the apps swallowed my login data and never told me about it. I also couldn't remove that data other than going into the database and deleting the corresponding entries. Can you provide a configuration setting to add, modify and delete accounts?

I know I'm asking for new features but these are very important ones.

Thanks


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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by mapping the existing account and credential storage flows across the JavaScript app and PHP/server side, then define how account management and ad-hoc passwords should work before implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, php
Domain
authentication, backend, database, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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