PowerShell / PowerShell/PSResourceGet

There should be a tag that indicates a package is a security patch

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Description

Summary of the new feature / enhancement

There should be an agreed upon practice to tag package releases that are security updates with a SecurityPatch tag as well as with any associated CVEs

Then we should add tag support for Update so you can update all packages with a security patch

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reviewing existing package-tag handling and the Update command to determine how SecurityPatch and CVE tags should be represented. Done means an agreed tagging practice and Update can select packages carrying the SecurityPatch tag, with tests covering that behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, powershell
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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