[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [tahoe-lafs] #1415: WUI is more useful than CLI

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#1415: WUI is more useful than CLI
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     Reporter:  gdt      |      Owner:
         Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal   |  Milestone:  undecided
    Component:  code-    |    Version:  1.8.2
  frontend               |   Keywords:  security privacy capleak integrity
   Resolution:           |  confidentiality
Launchpad Bug:           |
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Old description:

> There are things that the WUI can do (e.g., attenuate caps, list a
> directory and show all the various caps of entries) that can't be done in
> the CLI.  Using the WUI usually involves using web browsers which handle
> secrets as URLs and form contents, rather than solely as passwords.
> While some people prefer WUI-type interfaces, given the security issues
> it's bad to encourage their use by having the CLI be less capable.
>
> This ticket is really about things the WUI can do that involve
> capabilities.  I don't have an objection to the status page not being
> implemented in the CLI.

New description:

 There are things that the WUI can do (e.g., attenuate caps, list a
 directory and show all the various caps of entries) that can't be done in
 the CLI.  Using the WUI usually involves using web browsers which handle
 secrets as URLs and form contents, rather than solely as passwords.
 While some people prefer WUI-type interfaces, given the security issues
 it's bad to encourage their use by having the CLI be less capable.

 This ticket is really about things the WUI can do that involve
 capabilities.  I don't have an objection to the status page not being
 implemented in the CLI.

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Comment (by davidsarah):

 Also see #1856 (CLI command to generate an incident report).

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