[Owncloud] Mozilla sync integration project

[Michał Jaskurzyński]

Hi,

What do you think? Please give me your ideas about this problem.

2012/6/2 Michał Jaskurzyński <jaskoola at gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> Another issue is that sync client change email to some kind of hash
> and use it as a user name so it will be also need to create user table
> to map this hash to owncloud user name.
> There can be also troubles when user change owncloud user password.
>
> So, I am waiting for discussion and ideas how to deal with user management.
>
> 2012/6/2 Michał Jaskurzyński <jaskoola at gmail.com>:
>> Hi,
>>
>> These approach will cause a lot of trouble for example when users
>> change email they will lose access to their sync data. In my opinion
>> it will be better to have sync login like this:
>> owncloud_login at owncloud.org or even owncloud_login at anydomain. What do
>> you think about it?
>>
>> WBR
>> Michal Jaskurzynski
>>
>> 2012/5/26 Jakob Sack <mail at jakobsack.de>:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> sorry for the late answer. I've been ways too busy last week.
>>> On a first glance, the coding style looks fine.
>>> I aggree with Michael that you should not implement another users table. In
>>> my opinion it's better to solve the problem the following way:
>>> - in ownCloud the user has to enter it's email address (use the same email
>>> address as in "lost password", it's saved in preferences, appid =
>>> "settings", configkey = "email"). The user can enter this email using the
>>> settings or the interface in your app.
>>> - then the user does create a new account in firefox sync. If the email does
>>> not exist or the passwords do not match with the password of the user, then
>>> return an error code.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Jakob
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 24.05.2012 20:18, schrieb Michał Jaskurzyński:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for my late answer. I was moving my code to became an app .
>>>>
>>>>> Can you explain to me who the users are that you need to create and
>>>>> authenticate? Are these different people using the same Mozilla sync? Are
>>>>> these not users on the ownCloud instance?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> User is mozilla sync service account. To this account user can connect
>>>> his/her devices. There can't be integrated with existing owncloud
>>>> users because firefox needs first device to create new account giving
>>>> email, password and retype password.
>>>>
>>>> WBR
>>>> Michal
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