microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Certificate based authentication for REST sources.

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

I would like to be able to use certificate-based authentication to access to REST sources.

Related to:

  • #1918
  • microsoft/winget-cli-restsource/issues/100
Proposed technical implementation details

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Research direction

Start by reviewing related issue #1918 and microsoft/winget-cli-restsource/issues/100, then trace the REST source authentication entry points in the repository. Define the certificate configuration and authentication flow, and verify that certificate-based access to REST sources works without breaking existing authentication.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
authentication, cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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