Feature(authentication): add Linux support using zbus and polkit #5
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- Replace polkit and gio dependencies with zbus and zbus_polkit - Implement D-Bus-based authentication for Linux using polkit - Add complete Linux implementation module with proper error handling - Add Tyrese Luo as co-author to authentication crate - Update example to handle Linux async authentication pattern - Add comprehensive Linux usage documentation to README - Enable Linux target in sys.rs module
…tweaks - note Linux action ID requirement in example and expose PolicyBuilder::action_id on Linux - cache system bus and polkit authority, name auth thread, refine authorization result handling - make authentication Error clonable for reuse in cached results
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Thanks Tyrese, I really appreciate this contribution!
I left a few comments about documentation style/location, but the most important questions I have are about the proper way to determine what kind of authentication error occurred. Doing a string search of the error message cannot possibly be the correct way.
Co-authored-by: Kevin Boos <1139460+kevinaboos@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Kevin Boos <1139460+kevinaboos@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Kevin Boos <1139460+kevinaboos@users.noreply.github.com>
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Add Linux support using zbus and polkit for authentication crate and clear the database errors under Linux.
The basic Linux authentication pop-up has been implemented, but some details still need to be confirmed.
Still in development, with an update coming this week.
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