PowerShell / PowerShell/DSC

Check for mark-of-the-web

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Dominant language
Rust
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Forks
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Avg merge
3d 16h
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Summary of the new feature / enhancement

As a security precaution, dsc should probably check for mark-of-the-web for:

  • configurations
  • resource manifests
  • executables used by a resource
Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Should probably require the user to remove the mark and not have a switch to override it.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by tracing DSC's handling of configurations, resource manifests, and executables used by resources. Determine how mark-of-the-web is detected and define the rejection behavior for each case, including the proposed no-override policy. The issue names no files, entry points, or tests; done means marked inputs are consistently blocked.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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