GitHub introduces workflow execution protections to control who can trigger Actions
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GitHub has introduced Workflow Execution Protections in public preview for GitHub Enterprise, organizations, and repositories. This feature allows enterprise administrators to define an allow list that controls who can trigger GitHub Actions workflows and which events are permitted to run them. It addresses a security gap where attackers with repository access could modify workflow files to run malicious code, by letting administrators define rules that GitHub enforces.
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· 3 pulledThis new capability lets enterprise administrators define an allow list that controls who can trigger GitHub Actions workflows and which events are permitted to run them, giving you predictable, secure workflow execution.
Previously, a workflow ran based on the workflow file in the commit that triggered it. An attacker with repository access could modify that file to run malicious code.
Workflow execution protections close that gap. Administrators define the rules and GitHub A
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