haskell-distributed / haskell-distributed/distributed-process

Network backend with security measures

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Feature Request
Dominant language
Haskell
Stars
751
Forks
99
Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
2

Description

Erlang uses cookies to authenticate nodes; we could do something similar or something much more sophisticated. This should be done in individual backends, as security might vary widely from one setup to another. Ideally, security is handled entirely within the backend (within the network-transport?) so that the core Cloud Haskell library is unaffected.

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Research direction

Start by examining the individual network backends and the network-transport boundary to determine where backend-specific authentication belongs. The issue names no files, tests, or concrete security mechanism, so the scope and completion criteria require design decisions before implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
haskell
Domain
distributed-systems, networking, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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