dsccommunity / dsccommunity/SChannelDsc
Feature Enhancement - CipherSuites: Add ECC Curve Order
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enhancement
help wanted
- Dominant language
- PowerShell
- Stars
- 13
- Forks
- 8
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Problem description
In CipherSuites, there is no ability within the resource to specify ECC Curve Order
Verbose logs
N/A
DSC configuration
N/A
Suggested solution
In CipherSuites, the ability to specify ECC Curve Order in addition to Cipher Suite Order should be available.
https://gpsearch.azurewebsites.net/#10935
Operating system the target node is running
The appropriate registry key is only supported on Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016 and higher
PowerShell version and build the target node is running
PowerShell 5.1
SChannelDsc version
1.4.0
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 by locating the CipherSuites resource and its existing Cipher Suite Order handling, then review the referenced Windows registry support for ECC Curve Order on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016+. Done means the resource can configure ECC Curve Order alongside Cipher Suite Order and verifies the setting appropriately.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- operating-systems, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100