📖 [Docs]: Secure GitHub App token handling patterns documented#63
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This adds a codified security standard for GitHub App installation token handling in workflows and composite-action usage so teams can apply least-privilege token patterns consistently.
Changed: Secure GitHub App token handling guidance for workflows and composite actions
The GitHub Actions standard now defines when to use
github.token, PATs, and GitHub App installation tokens, and sets GitHub App tokens as the default write identity for workflow automation.It now explicitly states that workflow
permissions:only scopesgithub.tokenand does not scope app installation tokens, then defines the required controls for minted app tokens: always setrepositories:and explicitpermission-*inputs, never mint unscoped tokens, prefer step-level token injection, useGH_TOKENforgh, and prefer environment-based token passing over named token inputs when actions support both.Examples were added for minimum-scope token minting with
actions/create-github-app-tokenpinned to a full SHA, safe step-level token injection, and safer token passing patterns that reduce debug-log exposure risk.Technical Details
src/docs/Coding-Standards/GitHub-Actions.mdwith a new GitHub App token section placed after permission-baseline guidance.Related issues