This is a critical security feature. Without exclusive policies, a malicious actor could upload a public package named internal-crypto-lib to the public Conan Center with a higher version number (e.g., 2.0 ). If your build system searches public remotes first, it might accidentally download the malicious public package instead of your private one.
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To set up an "exclusive" or private Conan repository for your C/C++ projects, you generally use a hosted solution like JFrog Artifactory or a dedicated package registry like GitLab's Conan Repository This guide assumes you are using Conan 2.0+ , as it is the current standard. 1. Choose Your Repository Platform conan repository exclusive
To leverage the effectively, follow these guidelines: This is a critical security feature