cryptomator/cryptomator

Notify user, when response of Hub Authentication takes a long time

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#3,162 opened on Oct 20, 2023

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Description

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Summary

Develop and implement ux concept for raising user awarness if server response during authentication exceeds a certain threshold.

Motivation

Some user have different proxy settings for Cryptomator and the default Browser, leading to not being able to authenticate and unlock a vault. #3113 mitigates this issue, but since Cryptomator waits for repsonse from the browser, which requires user interaction, we cannot just time restrict it.

We should develop an UX concept to make the user aware if authentication takes a very long time.

Considered Alternatives

Time restict whole flow: Since the flow requires user interaction, this would need timeout in minutes.

Anything else?

Follow up of #3113

Contributor guide

Research direction
Examine the Hub authentication flow and identify where to implement a UX notification when response time exceeds a threshold.
Tech stack
java
Domain
securityauthentication
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
GitJava
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60