RealDevSquad / RealDevSquad/website-backend

Secure contributions api

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Dominant language
JavaScript
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Forks
276
Avg merge
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Description

Currently, contributions API is open. Make it secure, only accessible by the superuser

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Locate the contributions API entry point and inspect how authentication and superuser authorization are handled elsewhere in the backend. Confirm the endpoint rejects unauthenticated and non-superuser requests while remaining available to the superuser, then run the relevant API tests if the repository provides them.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, nodejs
Domain
api, authorization, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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