Add an optional password hint

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I frequently share photo's from events through Nextcloud. The share links will be shared with a larger group. I'd like to increase security by adding a password so that a copied link (say from browser cache) does not directly result in the photo's being visible. But people tend to forget passwords and aren't very good in managing or remembering passwords.

So I thought it would be nice to have a password hint, so that if I choose an obvious password, like the event name or the city where it was located, that people can enter it in without having to look up the password.

Describe the solution you'd like

An option to add a password hint in the share menu.

It will show up as a public text on the password prompt.

This is secure in the sense that the password prompt doesn't disclose other information about the content to guess the answer.

If a malicious actor would have access to an email with the information the malicious actor would already have the credentials to log in, so it won't affect that scenario.

For sure the option to add such public information should be controlled by the admin.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Permitting a public label would be a more generic method. Currently the label of the share can be set, but this is not intended for information to the user.

Such a generic piece of text could also be used to add a line like 'Contact person@domain.org if you no longer have the password'. This could be an alternative to the password prompt.

Additional context

Start by reviewing the existing share menu and public-share password prompt, then trace how administrator controls are applied to shared links. Done means an optional hint can be configured for a share, shown publicly at the password prompt, and governed by an administrator setting without weakening password protection.