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REST source authentication

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp

Research direction

Start by reading the linked issues #37, #52, #119, and #226 to understand the authentication mechanisms under consideration, then inspect the GetInformation endpoint. Done means the supported mechanisms are agreed and exposed through that endpoint; no implementation files or tests are named in the issue.

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Description

Issue-Feature
Description of the new feature / enhancement

Several different forms of authentication have been proposed for accessing private sources. This issue is a "top level" issue to clarify which forms of authorization are being considered.

  • #37
  • #52
  • #119
  • #226

We will also need to expose the supported authentication mechanisms via the GetInformation endpoint.

Proposed technical implementation details

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