I was hoping that this would be addressed in R2...... but from what I can see, it still forces users (non-domain-joined) to enter their password to sign-on through the connector!
I know that the rationale to this in WSE2012 was stated as "security" but it really feels like a show stopper for anyone wanting to keep machines off domain (i.e. those number of people primarily wanting a replacement to Windows Home Server) and
is acting as such for me --- and it does not make much sense, given there are plenty of parts of Windows which does allow you save these sorts of password - so why is the connector seen to be such a risk? After all, you can't do that much with it other than
tell it to backup the machine!
I can completely understand the security concerns around saving passwords for the dashboard shouldn't save a password - or at least force you to have a Windows password on the account where you are saving such an admin password, but really don't understand
the risk factors you are protecting against (non-domain-joined) when not allowing the launchpad/connector to save the password.
So please please consider those enthusiasts and evangelists who went with you on the WHS journey only to have the product pulled, and provide a way to get at this functionality even if it needs some "tweaking" to enable this functionality.