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Is DefGuard/defguard beginner-friendly?

In the last 30 days, DefGuard/defguard merged 63 of 69 pull requests from outside contributors, and its maintainers usually reply within 1 day. 7 beginner-friendly issues are open now.

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Indexed issues
389
Avg merge
1d 3h
Merged PRs (30d)
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Dominant language
Rust
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Last GitHub push
Oct 5, 2026
Latest indexed
Sep 15, 2026
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How to contribute to DefGuard/defguard

  1. Read the contributing guide first: it says how the maintainers want changes proposed, tested and reviewed.
  2. It ships a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file, so you can run it without installing its whole toolchain.
  3. Pick one of the 7 open beginner-friendly issues below and comment that you want to work on it before you start.
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  • Invalid log level when LDAP credentials are invalid
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 62/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3851 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Group-based posture checks for locations
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 15/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3847 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Unable to delete MFA Flow
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3846 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Incorrect "Edit workflow" label for MFA flow form
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 78/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3844 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Missing labels for MFA flow Activity Log event
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3843 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Invalid hover on the OS delete in posture check edit form
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 65/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3842 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Update available Defguard application versions when setting up posture checks
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 55/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3841 · 1 comment ·

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  • Feature Request – LDAP nested, wildcards, filtering groups
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 15/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3840 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Feature Request – Certificate-Based Authentication for External IdP (Microsoft Entra ID)
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 18/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3839 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • [rehearsal] dev: release rehearsal failed
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    release-blocker

    Difficulty 3/5 Half a day Newbie friendliness 25/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3838 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Add icons for rest OpenID providers
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3836 ·

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  • Display proper error when OpenID account creation fails
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3835 ·

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  • Frontend fails to load after switching users
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3831 ·

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  • [core] Add new E2E tests
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3828 ·

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  • [core] Extend existing E2E tests
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3827 ·

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  • [core] Re-enable existing E2E tests
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3826 ·

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  • Don't allow setting empty Allowed IPs in location config
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 57/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3825 ·

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  • Tell desktop users when their mobile app is too old to approve multi-step MFA
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3823 ·

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  • Replace raw JSON config in activity log streams with a typed struct
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3815 ·

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  • Add clear information for user when "Sign in with Google" fails
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3814 ·

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  • Client window not moveable
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3811 ·

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  • Add a hook after connection
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3810 ·

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  • Enforce unique alias & destination names
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3803 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • User Traffic Monitoring
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    release notes

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3794 ·

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  • Run attestation periodically
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3782 ·

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  • Implement TPM library operations on MacOS
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3780 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Implement TPM library operations on Windows
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3779 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Design: Traffic Insights Module
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3768 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • VPN User-to-IP Attribution for Network Log Correlation
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3763 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Automatically verify an attested device at self-enrollment
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3758 ·

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  • Redesign DNS input in location form
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3756 ·

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  • Add new options to CLI
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3754 ·

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  • Prevent setting "Defguard URL" and "Defguard public URL" to the same address
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3751 ·

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  • LDAP/AD sync aborts entirely when two directory users share the same e-mail address
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 72/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3750 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • E2E: improve pass criteria for wizard tests
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3748 ·

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  • Record video with device attestation and verification
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3746 ·

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  • Document device attestation and verification
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3745 ·

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  • Design and implement data model and APIs
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3744 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Show the verification code in the mobile client
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 42/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3743 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Show the verification code in the desktop client
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3742 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Run device attestation after enrollment and periodically (Mobile)
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 45/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3740 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Implement TPM operatios on Android in Kotlin
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3739 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Implement TPM operation on iOS in Swift
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3738 ·

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  • Implement "canonical" form for LDAP DNs
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    optional for release

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3736 ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Run device attestation after enrollment and periodically (Desktop)
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3735 · 1 comment ·

    Maintainers usually reply within 1 day

  • Accept an unrecognized device with an unsupported TPM and add its CA to the trusted list as "Manually added"
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3734 · 2 comments ·

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  • Block a device from the Devices list, the Users list or the user profile
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 45/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3733 ·

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  • Mark a device as verified without the code flow
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3732 ·

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  • Share verification instructions with the user
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3731 ·

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  • Start and complete device verification in the admin panel
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    DefGuard/defguard#3730 ·

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