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Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 2: Workflow does not contain permissions #7

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/governance-check.yml
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workflow_dispatch:
jobs:
audit:
permissions:
contents: read
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
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P1 | Confidence: High

The PR fixes a security alert by adding a minimal permissions: contents: read block to the job. However, this specific permission is insufficient for the actual API call being made (gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/branches/main/protection). Reading branch protection settings requires the repository permission scope, not just contents. The contents: read permission grants access to repository content (code, files), but not to repository settings like branch protection rules. This job will now fail with a 403 Forbidden error when it runs, breaking the scheduled governance check.

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audit:
permissions:
contents: read
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
jobs:
audit:
permissions:
repository: read
runs-on: ubuntu-latest

Evidence: search:gh api, search:protection

steps:
- name: Check branch protections
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