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GitHub Actions Workflow Approval: A Security Review Checklist
Review GitHub Actions workflow approval holds, trigger scope, permissions, and evidence before allowing a potentially malicious run to execute.
GitHub-Hosted Runner Groups: A Security Review Checklist for Policy-Controlled CI
GitHub is adding more policy control around GitHub-hosted runners, including runner groups that can direct jobs to runners meeting an organization’s requirements and the…
How to Verify a Local Vulnerability Database Before Trusting Scan Results
Verify the scanner artifact, signed vulnerability database, input hash, and partial-coverage limits before trusting a local vulnerability scan.
How to Scan a Local SBOM with CodeRiskTools Scanner
Scan a local SBOM with CodeRiskTools Scanner 3.1.1, verify the signed database profile, and interpret partial coverage without overclaiming.
GitHub Issues Agent Automation Controls: A Review Checklist
Review GitHub Issues agent automation controls for rationale, confidence, approvals, permissions, and evidence before enabling public-preview workflows.
GitHub Actions Workflow Trigger Allowlists: Review Checklist for Safer Execution
A source-backed checklist for reviewing GitHub Actions workflow trigger allowlists, event scope, permissions, reusable workflows, and deny/allow evidence.
GitHub Actions Read-Only Cache for Untrusted Triggers: A Review Checklist
Review GitHub Actions read-only cache behavior for untrusted triggers and validate cache keys, restored paths, permissions, and execution boundaries.
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