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Automatically quarantine infected files

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend, security

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by tracing how the content scanner handles failed scans for an mxc and how it authenticates with Synapse or other media providers; done means the quarantine behavior and provider authentication requirements are defined and implemented.

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Some users would prefer that if a file is marked as infected, the content scanner would store these files into quarantine.

Describe the solution you'd like

The content scanner can authenticate with Synapse (or other media providers) to quarantine media automatically when a scan fails for a mxc.

Describe alternatives you've considered

None.

Dominant language
Python
Stars
25
Forks
16
Avg merge
1d 7h
Merged PRs (30d)
12

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