microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli-restsource
REST source authentication
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Issue-Feature
- Dominant language
- C#
- Stars
- 317
- Forks
- 79
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
Several different forms of authentication have been proposed for accessing private sources. This issue is a "top level" issue to clarify which forms of authorization are being considered.
- #37
- #52
- #119
- #226
We will also need to expose the supported authentication mechanisms via the GetInformation endpoint.
Proposed technical implementation details
No response
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 reading the linked issues #37, #52, #119, and #226 to understand the authentication mechanisms under consideration, then inspect the GetInformation endpoint. Done means the supported mechanisms are agreed and exposed through that endpoint; no implementation files or tests are named in the issue.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- api, authentication
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100