microsoft / microsoft/winget-create

Support fine-grained tokens

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Dominant language
C#
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

WinGet-Create should support fine-grained tokens (more secure) instead of classic tokens. This currently is blocked pending on the implementation of:

See more discussion in:

This is a tracking issue meant for folks landing on winget-create's repo and wanting to figure out why we don't support fine-grained tokens

Proposed technical implementation details

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Research direction

This tracking issue names no repository files, tests, or implementation entry points. Start by checking GitHub roadmap issue 600 and the linked community discussion and winget-releaser issue 172; the issue is done when WinGet-Create can support fine-grained tokens rather than only classic tokens.

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Assessment

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

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