Support adding private repositories
Metadata
Current evaluation
Enhancement to support adding private apt repositories with authentication via /etc/apt/auth.conf.d, including private PPAs. Triaged by maintainer, Jira ticket CRAFT-5074 created, no implementation work started.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: The issue is labeled 'Status: Triaged' and 'Type: Enhancement', was authored by maintainer lengau, and has a linked Jira ticket (CRAFT-5074). No code changes related to auth.conf.d or private repository authentication exist in the codebase, confirming this is an unimplemented feature. It remains a valid, scoped enhancement for imagecraft's private repo support.
Impact:
55
Quick Win:
24.75
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
55
Confidence:
78
Support Request:
5
Issue body
### What needs to get done
Craft Archives needs to be able to support adding private repositories that include authentication info in `/etc/apt/auth.conf.d`, including private PPAs
### Why it needs to get done
Imagecraft needs to support private repositories if someone wants an image with their own private repo.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
55
Quick Win:
24.75
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
55
Confidence:
78
Support Request:
5
|
keep open | Enhancement to support adding private apt repositories with authentication via /etc/apt/auth.conf.d, including private PPAs. Triaged by maintainer, Jira ticket CRAFT-5074 created, no implementation work started. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Feature request to support private repositories with authentication in /etc/apt/auth.conf.d for Imagecraft. Triaged as enhancement, currently inactive for over 3 months with no further discussion. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
65
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Enhancement to support adding private repositories with authentication info in /etc/apt/auth.conf.d. Triaged and linked to an internal Jira ticket, awaiting implementation. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
50
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
5
|
keep open | Enable Craft Archives to support private repositories and PPAs by writing authentication credentials to /etc/apt/auth.conf.d. The enhancement is triaged, tracked in Jira as CRAFT-5074, and awaits assignment. |
Update history
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5116 Add authentication support to apt repositories | snapcraft | open | Feature request: add auth.conf.d-style authentication support for type: apt package-repositories, since embedding credentials in the URI leaks secrets into build logs and long keys cause errors. Open 685 days, no labels, no maintainer response, no related PR found. |