Add permissions blocks to workflows that lack them#152
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This is a best practice and yamllint warns about omitting it.
We'd like to run GitHub Actions with the least possible permissions assigned to the token for security reasons. To make this possible, let's add a permissions block to each workflow that lacks one.
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This PR enhances the security posture of GitHub Actions workflows by implementing the principle of least privilege through explicit permissions blocks. It also adds YAML document headers (---) as a best practice.
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permissions: contents: readto test.yml and lint.yml workflows - Added YAML document headers (
---) to all three workflow files for yamllint compliance
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| .github/workflows/test.yml | Added YAML document header and read-only contents permission for test workflow |
| .github/workflows/release.yml | Added YAML document header (permissions already existed) |
| .github/workflows/lint.yml | Added YAML document header and read-only contents permission for linting workflow |
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We'd like to run GitHub Actions with the least possible permissions assigned to the token for security reasons. To make this possible, let's add a permissions block to each workflow that lacks one.
In addition, add the missing document header, since this is a best practice and yamllint warns about omitting it.
Fixes #151