Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 1: Workflow does not contain permissions#21
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Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 1: Workflow does not contain permissions#21
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Signed-off-by: Ryan Luu <ryan.luu@ryanluu.dev>
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Pull request overview
This PR adds an explicit permissions block to the CI workflow to address a code scanning security alert. By restricting the GITHUB_TOKEN to read-only access to repository contents, it follows the principle of least privilege and improves the security posture of the workflow.
Key changes:
- Added workflow-level
permissionsblock withcontents: readto restrict GITHUB_TOKEN scope
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Potential fix for https://github.com/ryanlua/purse/security/code-scanning/1
In general, to fix this issue you explicitly declare a
permissions:block either at the root of the workflow (so it applies to all jobs by default) or under each job, restrictingGITHUB_TOKENto the minimal scopes required. Here, the CI job only needs to read repository contents (for checkout) and upload artifacts (which does not require broader repo permissions), socontents: readis sufficient.The best minimal fix without changing functionality is to add a workflow‑level
permissions:block directly under thename: CIline in.github/workflows/ci.yml. This will apply to thebuildjob (and any future jobs that don’t overridepermissions) and ensureGITHUB_TOKENis scoped to read‑only contents. No additional imports or methods are needed; it’s a pure YAML configuration change.Concretely:
Edit
.github/workflows/ci.yml.Insert:
between line 2 (the blank line after
name: CI) and line 3 (on:).All existing steps remain unchanged.
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