nextcloud / nextcloud/user_saml

Desktop Client - Reauthentication after reboot/restart

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enhancement
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Description

Hi,

we are using user_saml and it works very well, thank you for the great work!

I have a question regarding the need of reauthentication on the desktop client. We examined that users have to reauthenticate after reboot/restart of the client. I digged in the code and found "something" in /appinfo/app.php which seems to force the reauthentication. And now im wondering if it would be possible to disable this reauthentication as long as the session is still valid?

Thanks a lot

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Start by reading appinfo/app.php, the only code location mentioned, and trace how it triggers reauthentication for the desktop client after reboot or restart. Clarify whether a still-valid session can be retained, then verify that users no longer need to authenticate again while expired sessions still require authentication.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
authentication, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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