Fix all Invoke-WebRequest calls to include -UseBasicParsing to address security changes in PowerShell 5.1, preventing failures in non-interactive CI environments.

Author: johlju

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -55,15 +55,20 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Fixed all `Invoke-WebRequest` calls throughout the codebase to include the
+  `-UseBasicParsing` parameter. This addresses a Windows PowerShell 5.1 security
+  update (CVE-2025-54100) released December 9, 2025, which changed the default
+  behavior of `Invoke-WebRequest` to require an interactive prompt unless
+  `-UseBasicParsing` is specified. This change prevents failures in non-interactive
+  CI environments. Affected files include integration tests, production code, and
+  build scripts
+  ([issue #2376](https://github.com/dsccommunity/SqlServerDsc/issues/2376)).
 - `SqlRS`
   - Fixed integration tests failing with status code 0 when checking ReportServer
-    and Reports site accessibility. This was caused by a Windows PowerShell 5.1
-    security update (CVE-2025-54100) released December 9, 2025, which changed the
-    default behavior of `Invoke-WebRequest` to require an interactive prompt unless
-    `-UseBasicParsing` is specified. Added `-UseBasicParsing` parameter to all
-    `Invoke-WebRequest` calls and implemented retry logic (up to 2 minutes) to
-    handle timing issues. On final retry attempt with status code 0, the exception
-    is now re-thrown to provide detailed error diagnostics
+    and Reports site accessibility by implementing retry logic (up to 2 minutes) to
+    handle timing issues where Reporting Services web services are not immediately
+    ready after DSC configuration completes. On final retry attempt with status
+    code 0, the exception is now re-thrown to provide detailed error diagnostics
     ([issue #2376](https://github.com/dsccommunity/SqlServerDsc/issues/2376)).
   - Refactored to use the public command `Get-SqlDscServerProtocol` instead
     of the deprecated private function `Get-ServerProtocolObject`

source/Public/Save-SqlDscSqlServerMediaFile.ps1

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ function Save-SqlDscSqlServerMediaFile
     Write-Verbose -Message ($script:localizedData.SqlServerMediaFile_Save_DownloadingInformation -f $Url)
 
     # Download the URL content.
-    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $Url -OutFile $downloadedFilePath | Out-Null
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $Url -OutFile $downloadedFilePath -UseBasicParsing | Out-Null
 
     if ($Quiet.IsPresent)
     {

tests/Integration/Resources/DSC_SqlRSSetup.Integration.Tests.ps1

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ BeforeAll {
 
         Write-Verbose -Message ('Start downloading the {1} executable at {0}.' -f (Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss'), $script:mockSourceMediaDisplayName) -Verbose
 
-        Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $script:mockSourceMediaUrl -OutFile $ConfigurationData.AllNodes.MediaPath
+        Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $script:mockSourceMediaUrl -OutFile $ConfigurationData.AllNodes.MediaPath -UseBasicParsing
 
         Write-Verbose -Message ('{1} executable file has SHA1 hash ''{0}''.' -f (Get-FileHash -Path $ConfigurationData.AllNodes.MediaPath -Algorithm 'SHA1').Hash, $script:mockSourceMediaDisplayName) -Verbose
 

tests/Integration/Resources/DSC_SqlSetup.Integration.Tests.ps1

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ BeforeAll {
         if ($script:mockSourceDownloadExeUrl)
         {
             # Download the EXE used to download the ISO
-            Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $script:mockSourceDownloadExeUrl -OutFile $ConfigurationData.AllNodes.DownloadExePath | Out-Null
+            Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $script:mockSourceDownloadExeUrl -OutFile $ConfigurationData.AllNodes.DownloadExePath -UseBasicParsing | Out-Null
 
             # Download ISO using the EXE
             $imageDirectoryPath = Split-Path -Path $ConfigurationData.AllNodes.ImagePath -Parent
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ BeforeAll {
         else
         {
             # Direct ISO download
-            Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $script:mockSourceMediaUrl -OutFile $ConfigurationData.AllNodes.ImagePath
+            Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $script:mockSourceMediaUrl -OutFile $ConfigurationData.AllNodes.ImagePath -UseBasicParsing
         }
 
         Write-Verbose -Message ('SQL Server media file has SHA1 hash ''{0}''' -f (Get-FileHash -Path $ConfigurationData.AllNodes.ImagePath -Algorithm 'SHA1').Hash) -Verbose