simplex-chat / simplex-chat/simplexmq

Add PASS option to xftp too

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Description

If you don't want others to use your server for message relays, you surely don't want others using it for file transfers.

Looks like server has option to configure already (create_password in AUTH section), maybe make a it parse the environment variable too when passed with docker.

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Research direction

Locate the xftp server's AUTH configuration and the existing Docker environment-variable handling for PASS. Confirm how create_password is read, apply the same behavior to xftp, and verify that file-transfer access honors the configured password.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, haskell
Domain
authentication, networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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