nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Notify clients their app password is OK but password is outdated

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Description

With https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues/11390 merged we should think of a way to notify clients so they can act accordingly if their apppassword is still valid but the password that stores is not.

CC: @ChristophWurst

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Research direction

Review issue #11390 and the behavior it introduced for valid app passwords when the underlying password is outdated. Determine how clients should be notified and define completion as a documented, implementable notification path that lets them act accordingly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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