Ensure an organization's identity is confirmed with a "Verified" badge

MediumLevel 2Automatedgithub

Description

Confirm the domains an organization owns with a "Verified" badge. Verifying the organization's domain gives developers assurance that a given domain is truly the official home for a public organization. The organization must have is_verified true (verified domain badge). Uses the GitHub REST/GraphQL API through gh api (read-only). The repository comes from GH_REPO or the current git checkout (gh's {owner}/{repo} resolution, GH_HOST for GitHub Enterprise Server); the organization comes from GH_ORG (default: the repository owner). Fails when gh is missing or unauthenticated (gh auth login or GH_TOKEN); organization settings and branch protection need an owner/admin token.

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

shell

command -v gh >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
gh auth status >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
O=${GH_ORG:-$(gh api 'repos/{owner}/{repo}' --jq .owner.login 2>/dev/null)}
[ -n "$O" ] || exit 1
v=$(gh api "orgs/$O" --jq '.is_verified == true' 2>/dev/null) || exit 1
[ "$v" = true ] && echo compliant

Expected output: compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Verify the organization domain(s) (Organization Settings > Verified and approved domains) to obtain the Verified badge.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: githubsource-code
Reference: CIS GitHub Benchmark v1.2.0 - 1.3.9 Ensure an organization's identity is confirmed with a "Verified" badge

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

shell

tmaegis scan --target github --level 2