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security note for deriving Deserialize on types with invariants
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Description
When deriving Deserialize, it should be ensured that invariants of the types cannot be violated by deserializing untrusted data. This is especially important if the invariants are trusted by unsafe code.
I checked but couldn't find such a note in the docs currently.
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First steps
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Research direction
No documentation file or test is named. Start by locating the documentation for deriving Deserialize and review the existing guidance on untrusted input and type invariants. Add a security note explaining that deserialization must not violate invariants, especially when unsafe code relies on them, then verify the documentation builds if the repository provides a documentation check.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
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- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100