[request] Include list of all core permissions in documentation

Question you want answered

where can I find list of all core permissions?

Where did you look for an answer?

I started locking down my app with permissions, but was unable to find a list of all core permissions on the documentation page.

Basically I started browsing through the sites in roughly this order:

• Guides/Security/Capabilities
• Guides/Develop/ConfigurationFiles
• Guides/Security/Command Scopes
• Guides/Security/Permissions
• Reference/Security/*
• Reference/Configuration

At first I had a feeling that the documentation about permissions would be geared more towards plugin and tauri(core) developers than users, but then again just a feeling, I must admit that I just skimmed over the content and didn't study it.

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Additional context

Then I asked on discord and got this link from @FabianLars: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/tree/dev/crates/tauri/permissions

He asked me to create this issue here.

secdude suggested running:

tauri permission list

Even though it is not that readable in console it is still a good to know option IMO, so documentation site should also have it.

I think a mention in https://tauri.app/security/capabilities/ makes sense and additionally a page with all permissions on in the References tab.

PS: At first it was also not very clear to me how the capability / permission system works, probably I haven't read enough, so I didn't understand where to put the permissions and also didn't understand that core permissions need to be prefixed with core:. But that's not enough info for a concrete issue yet, also I don't have any suggestions yet.

Are you willing to work on this yourself?

• I want to work on this myself

Start with the permissions source at crates/tauri/permissions and the existing Guides/Security/Capabilities and Reference/Security documentation. Check the tauri permission list output to identify the complete core-permission list and document where permissions belong and that core permissions use the core: prefix. Done means users can find the list from the capabilities page and in the References section.