Bug#1099859: ITP: python-local-agent-rs -- Proton VPN local agent for managing connections

[Philipp Kern <pkern@debian.org>]

On 3/9/25 4:48 AM, Josenilson Ferreira da Silva wrote:
> * Package name    : python-local-agent-rs

I think a more sensible name would be python-proton-vpn-local-agent,
given that it's imported as "proton.vpn.local_agent" anyway.

>   Version         : 1.4.3
>   Upstream Contact: Proton Technologies <contact@protonmail.com>
> * URL             : https://github.com/ProtonVPN/local-agent-rs
> * License         : GPL-3+
>   Programming Lang: Python and Rust
>   Description     : Proton VPN local agent for managing connections
>  Local-agent-rs is a ProtonVPN project that provides a Rust library for
>  communicating with ProtonVPN's LocalAgent. Its purpose is to promote
>  efficiency and security in the integration of ProtonVPN features across
>  different clients.
>  .
>  It is responsible for:
>   - Communication with ProtonVPN:
>      - Manages the connection between the ProtonVPN client and ProtonVPN
>        servers.
>      - Handles authentication, key and certificate exchange, and other
>        operations required to establish a secure connection.
>  - Python Bindings:
>      - Includes Python bindings for the Rust library, allowing Rust code to be
>        used in Python applications.
>      - Integrate LocalAgent functionality into ProtonVPN clients written in
>        Python.
> 

Kind regards
Philipp Kern