thunderbird / thunderbird/appointment
Remove StringEncryptedTypes
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 552
- Forks
- 29
- Avg merge
- 1d 6h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 23
Description
We've confirmed the db has encryption at rest, so we don't actually need these. Obviously passwords will still be hashed properly.
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
Search the repository for StringEncryptedTypes and inspect each usage, especially database models and password handling. Confirm which encrypted fields can be removed while passwords remain properly hashed, then run the relevant test suite to verify database behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- databases, security
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100