Ensure build workers have minimal network connectivity

MediumLevel 1Manual reviewgithub

Description

Ensure that build workers have minimal network connectivity. Restricting the network connectivity of build workers decreases the possibility that an attacker would be capable of entering the organization from the outside. Reported as a manual review item: no reliable read-only gh api check exists for this control.

How it is checked

Audit method: Manual review

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Verify that build workers, environment, and any other components have only the required minimum of network connectivity. Expected state: Limit the network connectivity of build workers, environment, and any other components to the necessary minimum.

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Limit the network connectivity of build workers, environment, and any other components to the necessary minimum.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: githubbuild-pipelines
Reference: CIS GitHub Benchmark v1.2.0 - 2.2.4 Ensure build workers have minimal network connectivity