nextcloud / nextcloud/server

No password confirmation for clients (and bearer?)

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Description

We have the password confirmation on the web if you want to change certain things.

However, now that there is work on android to make (some) user info editable this becomes kind of annoying. We don't store the user password on android (we use the client login flow).

I think it would make sense to not enforce the login flow on client requests (or bearer auth for that matter).

Any opinions? @MorrisJobke @nickvergessen @schiessle @ChristophWurst ?

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Research direction

Review the existing password-confirmation behavior for web changes and the client login flow or bearer authentication paths mentioned in the issue. Clarify whether clients should bypass confirmation and which user-info changes are in scope. Done means the authentication policy is decided and the affected client behavior is implemented and covered by appropriate tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, php
Domain
api, 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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