plone / plone/plone.api

user.get_permissions returns irrelevant permissions

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Description

get_permissions iterates over all existing permissions in plone. It may be an option to use "manage_getPermissionMapping()" from AccessControl to retrieve the permissions that are relevant for the given object.

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Research direction

Start at user.get_permissions and inspect how it currently iterates over permissions. Read AccessControl's manage_getPermissionMapping() for the given object and compare the returned set with the current results. Done means get_permissions returns only permissions relevant to that object.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
authorization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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