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Gcleanwood
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Maui app to upload to dropbox
Hi, I want to develop an app with .net maui for just five people. One function of this app is to upload files (mostly photos) to one Dropbox. Can this be done without forcing them to enter the Dr...
Здравко
2 years agoLegendary | Level 20
Gcleanwood wrote:... Can this be done without forcing them to enter the Dropbox credentials?...
Hi Gcleanwood,
There is always some way. You can always pre-generate credential information that becomes part of your application. Such a way targets server side applications and is strongly discouraged to be used in user side applications (like the one you plan create). Cons for using pre-authorized application is that everybody that take access to your application (somehow; doesn't matter how exactly) will gain access to the target account (i.e. security issue)! Another cons of using common credentials is inability of users to control alone the access; for instance if somebody (like you) by mistake invalidate the credentials, all users become affected and the application has to be distributed with valid credentials anew (or some patch, at least). 🤔 The choice is yours, but better create application that manage user access in a regular manner and all users get access to their accounts while sharing needed content (that on another way may be managed by the same or other application). Of course, many other factors (usage specifics) may impact weight of all pros and cons and affect your decision.
Good luck.
Gcleanwood
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Thanks for the quick reply!
Would it be better to share a password secured folder? The password would be handed over separately. Or is it even possible to share that folder secured by OAUTH, with different credentials for each user?
Thanks, and have a nice weekend!
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