This API is required in GNOME Software since snapd might not be using Ubuntu One on other systems. We currently have the Ubuntu One URLs hard- coded.
A suitable API could be to use an HTTP 303 response, i.e. POST /forgot-password HTTP/1.1 Host: HTTP/1.1 303 See Other Location: https://login.ubuntu.com/+forgot_password ** Also affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1598667 Title: No snapd API for account registration / password reset Status in Snappy: New Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: There is no mechanism for registering an account using snapd or resetting your password. This is currently done by knowing the appropriate URLs to visit (https://login.ubuntu.com/+forgot_password etc). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/snappy/+bug/1598667/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp