nextcloud / nextcloud/talk-desktop

Integrated browser doesn't pass cloudflare turnstile

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Description

Hi there,
I recently tried the Nextcloud Talk desktop client and I noticed that my users couldn't access the login page of the nextcloud instance because I have a cloudflare challenge that the browser needs to solve to access the nextcloud instance
When they try to access the nextcloud instance, they get the cloudflare loading screen then the captcha box appears and it displays "error" and they can't proceed to login.
This doesn't happen on a browser or on the mobile apps, making this issue specific to the browser implementation of the Desktop Talk client.

To reproduce:

  1. Setup a nextcloud instance behind cloudflare's reverse proxy with a WAF that verifies the user's browser
  2. Install the Desktop talk client
  3. Open the desktop talk client and input your server address and click on the button to proceed
  4. You'll see the browser opening and the challenge fails.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure with a Nextcloud instance behind Cloudflare's reverse proxy and inspect the desktop client's integrated browser and server-login entry points. Compare the challenge behavior with a normal browser or mobile app; done means the Cloudflare Turnstile challenge completes and the desktop client proceeds to the login page.

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Assessment

Tech stack
electron, javascript
Domain
authentication, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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