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Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 1: Workflow does not contain permissions#260

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@aram356 aram356 commented Feb 7, 2026

Potential fix for https://github.com/IABTechLab/trusted-server/security/code-scanning/1

To fix the problem, explicitly restrict the GITHUB_TOKEN permissions to the minimum needed by this workflow. These jobs only need to read repository contents and possibly read packages; they do not perform any write operations to GitHub resources. The simplest and safest fix is to add a permissions: block at the top level of the workflow (alongside name and on) so it applies to all jobs that don't override it, setting contents: read. If you know the workflow never needs to access packages, you can omit packages: read; otherwise you can include it for clarity.

Concretely, edit .github/workflows/test.yml and insert a permissions: section after the name: (line 1) and before the on: key (line 3). For example:

name: "Run Tests"

permissions:
  contents: read

on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  ...

No additional methods, imports, or definitions are required; this is purely a YAML workflow configuration change. This will ensure the GITHUB_TOKEN has only read access to repository contents for all jobs in this workflow, satisfying the CodeQL rule and adhering to least privilege without changing the behavior of any existing steps.

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