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Public link password recursion

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0. Needs triage enhancement feature: authentication feature: sharing
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Description

hi everyone,

I am writing this feature request because I encountered a technical issue.
If we have this tree on our nextcloud for exemple :
test1/
├── test2
│   ├── test3
│   │   └── test.docx
│   └── test.pptx
└── test.txt

If we share the test1 folder with public link and protected by a password, and we also want to share a direct public link for test.docx we are forced to re-enter the password placed for the test1 share. There is no password recursion in the tree.

If it's possible, when nextcloud detect a link protected by a password on parent folder, it could offer us to reuse the same password.

Thank you in advance,

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Research direction

Reproduce the public-link scenario described: a password-protected test1 folder containing test.docx, plus a separate public link for that file. Trace how parent-folder and file-share passwords are handled, then verify that the direct file link can reuse the parent password without weakening protection.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

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

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