nodeSolidServer / nodeSolidServer/node-solid-server
Require authentication on proxy endpoint
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authentication
bug
priority-high
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
Am away from proper keyboard at the moment to follow up closely.
I thought there was an issue or discussion somewhere already on this but if this is a duplicate issue or inapplicable, feel free to close.
The corsProxy URL must require authentication so as to not expose am open/public proxy.
@bourgeoa
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 locating the corsProxy URL and its endpoint configuration, then read the existing authentication handling. Done means requests to the proxy require authentication and it is no longer exposed as a public proxy; inspect or run the relevant endpoint tests if available.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- backend, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100