git-ecosystem / git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager
Enhance and fix libsecret credential store to become default on Linux
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Description
The configuration of a credential store on Linux is still a manual process as outlined by https://aka.ms/gcmcore-linuxcredstores.
We may want to look at introducing either some smart detection or configuration of one of the more secure options (secretservice or gpg) depending on environment, or even make the configure command prompt the user to select.
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
Read the Linux credential-store guidance linked in the issue, then inspect the configure command and the existing Linux credential-store selection flow. Determine whether environment detection or an interactive choice should select secretservice or gpg, and define completion criteria for making a secure option the default without manual configuration.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, git, linux
- Domain
- authentication, cli, operating-systems, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100