Restrict the GitHub token permissions only to the required ones; this way, even if the attackers will succeed in compromising your workflow, they won’t be able to do much.
- Included permissions for the action. https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#token-permissions
https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#permissions
https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/assigning-permissions-to-jobs
Keeping your GitHub Actions and workflows secure Part 1: Preventing pwn requests
Signed-off-by: naveen 172697+naveensrinivasan@users.noreply.github.com
Comment From: snicoll
@naveensrinivasan thank you for making your first contribution to Spring Boot.
Comment From: vpavic
FWIW, these kind of concerns are IMO better addressed at either repository or organization level under Actions settings:
Comment From: wilkinsona
Thanks, @vpavic. I've changed that for this repository. I'll see if that's something we want to change at the org level too.