Adding Support for AF_UNIX Socket Family for Windows
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Roy Shvadron
May 22, 2023, 10:32:56 AM5/22/23
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Hi,
Up until now, gRPC for windows doesn't allow two processes to communicate (IPC) over AF_UNIX sockets , even though AF_UNIX is being supported in Windows for few years. When I searched your git issues I noticed issue #22285 on which I found the following comment:
" There are a number of reasons, and I am most familiar with the challenge that AF_UNIX would need to be treated differently with respect to security concerns on Windows vs Posix. Unix sockets are currently considered "trusted" within gRPC
Up until now, gRPC for windows doesn't allow two processes to communicate (IPC) over AF_UNIX sockets , even though AF_UNIX is being supported in Windows for few years. When I searched your git issues I noticed issue #22285 on which I found the following comment:
" There are a number of reasons, and I am most familiar with the challenge that AF_UNIX would need to be treated differently with respect to security concerns on Windows vs Posix. Unix sockets are currently considered "trusted" within gRPC
"
When inspecting the I/O manager and TCP server/listener I couldn't find any indication why Posix AF_UNIX are considered trusted while Windows AF_UNIX are not.
Any relevant information would be very useful.
Any relevant information would be very useful.
I would be happy to contribute to the project and adding Windows AF_UNIX support.
Thank you
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