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SAML support for WebDAV - Windows and Android

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My campus has just implemented SAML for WebDAV connections, so I get 401 errors when trying to connect.

I don't see a way, but does Total Commander for Windows and for Android have a way of using SAML authentication?
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You can try to sign in with Internet Explorer - Total Commander uses the IE API functions Internet* etc. to connect. If SAML works with cookies after login, it may work this way.
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Thank you! Logging in with IE works on the PC. Is there a way to do the same on Android? I don't see a RemoteIE, but tried Edge. That didn't work.
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No, on Android, each app has its own separate connections. The plugin uses the org.apache.http.* functions for connections.
It would be possible to inject cookies in that, but how to get them?
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Is there any chance that TC will support SAML in the future? It seems to be the way that several IT shops are going to support single-login.

I also found that on Win10 boxes the use of IE often doesn't work -- and some have Edge instead of IE.
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1. Internet Explorer is always installed, even if you use Edge.
2. It may be disabled via group policies, then you cannot use it for login.
3. I know nothing about SAML, and I guess that it is extremely complex. I also don't have access to any servers which support it, and it's probably not easy to setup your own. Therefore the chances are very small that I will ever be able to support it.
4. The Windows WebDAV plugin is open source, so if a big corporation needs it, they can add it themselves and don't even need to publish their modifications.
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