Sharing link expiration based on groups
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Description
Hi,
Today Nextcloud only allows enforcing sharing link expiration globally.
There is no way to enforce a default expiration (e.g. 60 days) based on group membership, which is a common enterprise use case.
Example:
Internal users (group Internal) → long or no enforced expiration
External users (group External) → automatic expiration after X days
This was already requested in #26595, but the capability is still missing.
Password enforcement already supports group-based exceptions; expiration should offer the same flexibility.
Is this feature planned, or can it be reconsidered?
Thanks.
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Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by reviewing the existing global sharing-link expiration and group-based password-enforcement behavior, then compare the request with #26595; done requires an agreed, testable design for group-specific expiration defaults.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- authorization, backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100