Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 6: Workflow does not contain permissions#29
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Potential fix for https://github.com/linus/testy/security/code-scanning/6
To address the error, we should add a
permissions:key that tightly restricts the job’s access. In the context provided, there is no evidence that any permission requiring write access is needed; the workflow only installs dependencies, checks out code, and runs tests, none of which require more thancontents: read. The explicitpermissions:block should therefore be either at the top workflow level (to apply to all jobs) or at thejobs.testslevel (to apply only to that job). The most general and future-proof solution is to add it at the top, immediately aftername: CI(line 1). Insert:This ensures the minimal necessary access, regardless of organization or repository settings.
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