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Implement TOFU (Trust On First Use) for pyVmomi

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Description

See: urllib3 and TOFU

TODO:

  • What level of support does Python have for TOFU?
  • How can we make this behave appropriately for a user at the CLI versus a daemon?

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  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 reviewing the linked urllib3 security documentation and GnuTLS TOFU reference. Investigate Python's available support for trust-on-first-use, then compare the appropriate behavior for CLI users and daemons. Done means the support requirements and user-facing behavior are defined clearly enough to guide implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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