appbaseio/reactivesearch

Feature Request: Boilerplate middleware for whitelisting authorized actions

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#251 opened on Feb 7, 2018

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Description

Issue Type: Enhancement

Description: Create a boilerplate security middleware based on heuristics in #219 to only allow whitelisted actions from a Reactivesearch frontend.

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Research direction
Study the heuristics described in issue #219 and implement a middleware that restricts actions to a whitelist based on those heuristics.
Tech stack
javascriptreactvue
Domain
securitybackend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Needs investigation
Prerequisites
JavaScriptReact
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50