oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/oxide.rs
Would like username / password auth via CLI
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 75
- Forks
- 21
- Avg merge
- 2d 2h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 19
Description
Target component
- CLI
- SDK
- Something else
- Not sure
Overview
It would be nice to support authentication via username and password in the CLI. The most pressing use-case is for recovery situations, such as accessing Nexus via the technician port proxy to reset an overly-restrictive IP allowlist.
Implementation details
No response
Anything else you would like to add?
No response
Contributor guide
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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 at the CLI entry point and trace how authentication is currently selected; the issue names no implementation files or tests. Define the username/password flow for recovery access through the Nexus technician port proxy, then add coverage showing that the CLI can authenticate with those credentials.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- authentication, cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100