Enable Windows GUI apps to be resources
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- Rust
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Description
Summary of the new feature / enhancement
Windows differentiates GUI and console apps where GUI apps don't have a corresponding console created and thus dsc can't talk to it via STDIN, STDOUT, STDERR.
Proposed technical implementation details (optional)
Whatever communication mechanism we create, we need to ensure it's secure in the sense that an attacker can't squat on it and become a "man-in-the-middle" or pretend to be either side of the conversation. This means, for example, a well-known named pipe won't work.
It might simply require GUI apps to explicitly allocate a console when used as a resource: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/console/allocconsole
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the issue's distinction between Windows GUI and console applications, then review the linked AllocConsole documentation and the security requirements for the proposed communication mechanism. The issue names no files or tests; done means GUI applications can be used as resources while preventing impersonation or man-in-the-middle attacks.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- operating-systems, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100