microsoft / microsoft/winget-create

WingetCreate seems to use HTTP urls not HTTPS

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Description

Brief description of your issue

When using a tool to look into an issue talking to a server, the URL listed is http://api.github.com. This should be updated to be https://api.github.com.

Steps to reproduce

run a tool like fiddler
type wingetcreate new
Notice the URL

Expected behavior

Use of https as the protocol

Actual behavior

user of http as the protocol

Environment
wingetcreate
Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator v1.1.2.0

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the wingetcreate new entry point and reproduce the request while capturing traffic with Fiddler. Locate where the tool constructs the api.github.com URL, then verify the request uses HTTPS and rerun the same command to confirm no HTTP request remains.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
cli, networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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