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Idea: Release the SecretManagement and SecretStore modules with PowerShell

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
powershell
Domain
release

Research direction

Start by reading this RFC and its 28-comment discussion, then trace how PowerShell defines its default installation footprint and assembles package contents. Done means the community has an agreed path for including the latest Microsoft.PowerShell.SecretManagement and Microsoft.PowerShell.SecretStore modules in PowerShell packages.

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Description

Summary of the new feature / enhancement

As a user, I have a consistent need to manage secure strings without exposing them in scripts and other automation artifacts. To rely on this capability in PowerShell, I need it to always be available without the need to add the installation to every new project, or finding workarounds to add it in the tools of my choice that run PowerShell.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

This experience would align with other modules that are released with the "default" installation footprint of PowerShell. There is no need to merge the source repo's or manage the projects as a single entity. When the PowerShell packages are built, the latest Microsoft.PowerShell.SecretManagement and Microsoft.PowerShell.SecretStore modules would be included.

Dominant language
PowerShell
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468
Forks
143
Avg merge
9m
Merged PRs (30d)
1

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