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Support msal broker on Mac and Linux (WSL)
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auth:entra
enhancement
platform:linux
platform:osx
- Dominant language
- C#
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- Avg merge
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Description
Feature description
Hello!
Broker support now exists on Mac and Linux, in addition to Windows. Broker provides a better auth experience, you can read more about the benefits here.
Here is the PR that added broker support for Windows #1191
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 reviewing PR #1191 for the existing Windows broker support and the linked MSAL broker documentation for Mac and Linux. Identify the platform-specific gaps before defining the change. Done means broker support works on Mac and Linux, including WSL.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- authentication, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100