downloads package managers only from npm by default
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Description
corepack supports downloading the package managers from a source that is not npm. I think this is a significant security risk for our users and we should only download them from npm (or another 3rd party registry, not just a URL).
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
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating Corepack's package-manager download source selection and review the issue discussion; done means downloads use npm or another registry rather than an arbitrary URL.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- security, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100