Browse Untrusted Devices Remotely

[trymeouteh]

Please add a way, or a client which allows one to browse the files on a untrusted device remotely. This will allow one to manage files on a untrusted device which they may not want to sync with but manage files while keeping the files encrypted on the device.

• Browse files (Files are encrypted but in browsing they are decrypted as they show the decrypted file name and details)
• Upload files
• Download files
• Delete Files
• Rename Files
• Move Files
• Add Folders
• Delete Folders
• Rename Folders
• Move Folders
• Manage file history/versions

Untrusted devices allows for a cloud storage syncing like experience with Syncthing. This feature alone will allow for Syncthing to also be a open and E2EE protocol and E2EE storage cloud service were users can choose how to sync their data between a cloud and other devices they own.

There is no E2EE open source cloud solutions out there that works out of the box with advanced syncing options. Nextcloud E2EE is buggy and is not privacy friendly on regards to E2EE and cannot two way sync on mobile devices unlike Syncthing.

How this can work
A desktop client can be made which will connect to a untrusted remote client and instead of syncing files, access the files on the device and be able to browse them decrypted like a web client for a cloud storage provider. A desktop client is more secure then a web client since web clients can be compromised. When browsing one can upload, download, rename files, etc.

When connecting, you will choose the folder name and enter the password. The password is the same password used when syncing with untrusted devices and the folder that is chosen will be the root directory when browsing the folder.

The connection when browsing a remote device will always be E2EE and any files and folder added will be encrypted onto the device.

This will allow Syncthing providers to provide cloud storage with managing files on the cloud just like how Nextcloud have cloud storage providers.

All that is needed is a desktop client. A mobile client would be great but is not required

Maybe calling the browser client something like "Browsething"? "Cloudthing"?

[calmh]

This is out of scope for Syncthing. I encourage someone else to pick this idea up and run with it.

[trymeouteh]

This is out of scope for Syncthing. I encourage someone else to pick this idea up and run with it.

Ill try to spread the word on this idea