Improve adding options in Yast security modul

[rhabacker]

Project Title: Improve adding security options in Yast security modul

Description: When trying to add support for an option to the Yast security module (see yast/yast-security#93) it turned out that 26 adjustments would be needed in various places. Since security settings of a system have increasing importance, adding options should be as simple as possible and require changes only in a few places, e.g. in a central configuration file.

Deliverable: A working pull request merged into https://github.com/yast/yast-security

Mentor: Who is the mentor? @rhabacker Who is the Co-Mentor? still open

Skills: Linux, Ruby and shell scripting knowledge

Skill Level: Medium
Get started:

1. Get virtual machine or real hardware running with openSUSE distribution
2. Install Yast security module and get familiar with it
3. clone the git repo https://github.com/yast/yast-security and get familiar with the source
4. install rpm package generated from the source mentioned at 3.

[ddemaio]

@rhabacker can you send me an email to [email protected] so I can include you in an email with all the other mentors. Also, how do you want students to contact you about the project? Here? This is the only thing I found to communicate with you.

[satkaurav]

Hi @rhabacker!

I am here an undergraduate computer science student and a newbie to open source.

I want to work to this work so I commented here to let know the community that a student is interested in this project.

I just complete the installation of openSUSE and start reading the YaST project documentation.

My reason for choosing this project is vast applications of YaST in the openSUSE project.

Currently I am not good at ruby but I have decent knowledge of C, python and R. I believe that in the next few weeks I gain required knowledge of ruby to start coding. If you suggest a few beginner tasks related to YaST I am happy to do so.

Best,
Satendra

[rhabacker]

Hi @satkaurav,

thanks for your offer.

If you suggest a few beginner tasks related to YaST I am happy to do so.

In the Yast security module there is only yast/yast-security#92, which was the reason this project was started. One starting point can be to research which additional options would be useful and to open corresponding issues.

[rhabacker]

Hi @satkaurav.

if you want to work on this task you need to register at https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ and submit a proposal until April, 13.

[rhabacker]

Since this ticket was opened for GSOC 2021, this is no longer relevant.