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[BUG] HTTP Basic Authentication Breaks NextCloud #1057

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TomBayne opened this issue Aug 4, 2023 · 4 comments
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[BUG] HTTP Basic Authentication Breaks NextCloud #1057

TomBayne opened this issue Aug 4, 2023 · 4 comments
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@TomBayne
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TomBayne commented Aug 4, 2023

What happened?

Steps to reproduce:
Log in to Swizzin
Navigate to the NextCloud web interface
Blank 'Error' Screen. This is due to NextCloud not liking the Basic authentication in the header.

Remove Authentication header from HTTP request.
NextCloud works as normal

Expected results:

NextCloud should work as normal after basic authentication.

Swizzin commit

9dc0c50

What OS are you using?

Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy)

What architecture is your OS?

amd64

Relevant logs and output

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@TomBayne TomBayne added the bug label Aug 4, 2023
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This is unfortunately is a feature of NextCloud because NextCloud supports basic auth at some level and the general basic auth headers are interfering.

We may be able to force nginx to remove auth headers in the location directive; however this will essentially break NextCloud's basic auth implementation. I can't guarantee there's a real fix here, as a potential fix could potentially inconvenience another user.

A workaround could be to have a subdomain and use that subdomain only for accessing NextCloud as basic auth credentials are cached at the domain level in browsers.

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TomBayne commented Aug 4, 2023

@liaralabs

This is what I assumed - it's a shame it's not an easy fix.

Is it possible to have NextCloud setup as normal (with it accessible through the swizzin web dashboard) on a seperate domain? What configs do I change to make this happen (so that the NextCloud link on the dashboard directs to the new subdomain)

In terms of forcing nginx to remove the headers - could this be something optional during install? I don't even see how you'd enable basic auth in NextCloud so I'd bet it's a real edge-case that someone wouldn't want this functionality.

@wietvergiet
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I recently tried to set up Nextcloud on my swizzin install and I was pulling my hair out trying to debug what was going on, glad someone did and I can stop going crazy.

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Mrmel94 commented Jul 12, 2024

Hi I have the same problem there. Is there any workaround to fix this ?

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