- provide a polkit-validate-action-file-1 tool to check/validate
.policy/.action XML files
- - write a couple of introductory sections detailing the system architecture
+ - write a couple of introductory sections detailing the system architecture for
- a developer-audience; and
- a system administrator audience
- write a PolicyKit 0.9.x -> polkit 1.0 porting guide
- - expose a public ObtainAuthorization() method
+ - provide a public ObtainAuthorization() method
- separate core API (e.g. CheckAuthorization()) from the administration API
(e.g. AddAuthorization()) both in the D-Bus interface and in the GObject
- make sure simple operations work when no system bus is present
- e.g. %post RPM scripts adding/removing authorizations to identities
+ - rework the classes in the PolkitAgent* library so the API is easier to
+ work with
+
+ - for administrator authentication, make it possible to use 'wheel' group
+ sudo-style authentication (e.g. select one or more identities that the
+ user can choose to authenticate as)
+
+ - emit a Changed() signal on the Authority interface when authorizations
+ change
+
Backend TODO items
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- split out AuthorizationStore into separate class
- split out AuthenticationAgent and AuthenticationSession to separate classes
-
polkit-gnome TODO items
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- port libpolkit-gnome to new API
- port polkit-gnome-authorization to new API
-