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Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 1: Workflow does not contain permissions#35

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Potential fix for https://github.com/ethrgeist/git-credential-1password/security/code-scanning/1

In general, the fix is to explicitly declare a permissions block for the workflow or for the specific job, granting only the minimal scopes needed. In this workflow, the steps only need to read the repository source code (actions/checkout) and then build and test locally; they do not create releases, push commits, or interact with issues or pull requests via the API. Therefore the minimal appropriate permissions are contents: read, and no write scopes appear to be required.

The best fix without changing existing functionality is to add a permissions section at the root level of the workflow (so it applies to all jobs, including test). Concretely, in .github/workflows/test.yml, insert:

permissions:
  contents: read

between the on: block and the jobs: block (e.g., after line 5 and a blank line). This does not affect any step behavior, since they already operate within these limits, but it ensures the GITHUB_TOKEN cannot be used to write repository contents or perform other unintended actions. No additional imports, methods, or definitions are needed because this is purely a YAML configuration change.

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ethrgeist marked this pull request as ready for review March 7, 2026 13:30
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ethrgeist merged commit 2ae7473 into main Mar 7, 2026
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