TMA-GITHUB-5.1.3
Ensure scanners are in place to identify and prevent sensitive data in deployment configuration
Description
Detect and prevent sensitive data - such as confidential ID numbers, passwords, etc. -in deployment configurations. Sensitive data in deployment configurations might create a major incident if an attacker gains access to it, as this can cause data loss and theft. 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
This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.
For each deployment configuration file, verify that scanners are set to identify and prevent the existence of sensitive data within it. Expected state: For each deployment configuration file, set scanners to identify and prevent sensitive data within it.
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
For each deployment configuration file, set scanners to identify and prevent sensitive data within it.
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- githubdeployment
- Reference
- CIS GitHub Benchmark v1.2.0 - 5.1.3 Ensure scanners are in place to identify and prevent sensitive data in deployment configuration