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TMA-GITHUB-5.1.4
Limit access to deployment configurations
MediumLevel 1Manual reviewgithub
Description
Restrict access to the deployment configuration to trusted and qualified users only. Deployment configurations are sensitive in nature. The tiniest mistake can lead to downtime or bugs in production, which can have a direct effect on the product's integrity and customer trust. 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.
Verify each deployment configuration is accessible only to known and authorized users. Expected state: Restrict access to the deployment configuration to trusted and qualified users.
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Restrict access to the deployment configuration to trusted and qualified users.
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- githubdeployment
- Reference
- CIS GitHub Benchmark v1.2.0 - 5.1.4 Limit access to deployment configurations