vmware-tanzu / vmware-tanzu/tanzu-source-controller

mTLS Authentication support for MavenArtifact

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enhancement
Dominant language
Go
Stars
7
Forks
6
Avg merge
1d 4h
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

In addition to the basic authentication, we can use a TLS secret (secretRef) to authenticate to a repository. Maven repositories serve clients authenticated via SSL protocol. Maven documentation https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-repository-ssl.html

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the controller repository and the Maven repository SSL guide linked in the issue, then locate the MavenArtifact authentication path and how secretRef values are handled. Done should mean Maven repositories can authenticate with a TLS secret in addition to basic authentication, with the expected configuration and tests identified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
authentication, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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