Document explicitly that resource files are considered trusted #50972
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Pull request overview
This PR adds a security-focused NOTE to the Resources in .NET apps documentation, clarifying that resource files (.resx and .resources) are considered trusted components of application deployment. This aligns with related work documenting security expectations for APIs that process resource files.
Key Changes:
- Added a NOTE block explaining the trust model for resource files in .NET
- Warns developers against processing untrusted resource files unless using explicitly safe APIs
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Jan 8, 2026
Co-authored-by: Genevieve Warren <[email protected]>
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Augments Note that DeserializingResourceReader should not be used with untrusted data (dotnet/dotnet-api-docs#12198) with a central statement that resources are considered trusted.
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