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redesign settings and authentication dialog

We need to modify the settings of the Network Share Mounter to make them much more user-friendly and clear. First, I would like to gather the points that can or should be configured:

General Settings

  • Start NSM at login (configurable display)
  • Check for updates (configurable display)
  • Send diagnostic data to Sentry (configurable display)
  • If any of the above values are configured via MDM, they should:
    • Be displayed but not editable
    • Not be displayed at all?
    • Be set via MDM but editable by the user

Ideas

  • The Kerberos Auth Status could be displayed in the settings, not just via the menu icon

Future Possibilities

MDM Configurable

  • Support for multiple Kerberos domains, if possible
  • Configurable whether a share is authenticated via Kerberos (specify the domain?)
  • Should users be able to set usernames for MDM-configured shares? (#132 regarding the difference between local and network users at our organization)
  • Possibility of specific passwords per share (#157)
  • On password changes for shares, the system should ask for the passwords instead of just showing an error message, whether it's Kerberos or specific passwords (#133)
  • In #139, it might be suggested that mount points per share can be specified. This seems quite complex to implement but could indeed be useful?
  • Are there such things as SSO authenticated shares? If yes - take into consideration?

Local

  • Kerberos should also be configurable and usable locally
  • For shares, username/password should be storable, not just via the system dialog
  • Shares should also support Kerberos
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