[StepSecurity] Apply security best practices

[step-security-bot]

Summary

This pull request is created by StepSecurity at the request of @gdams. Please merge the Pull Request to incorporate the requested changes. Please tag @gdams on your message if you have any questions related to the PR.

Security Fixes

Least Privileged GitHub Actions Token Permissions

The GITHUB_TOKEN is an automatically generated secret to make authenticated calls to the GitHub API. GitHub recommends setting minimum token permissions for the GITHUB_TOKEN.

• GitHub Security Guide
• The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) Security Guide

Detect Vulnerabilities with SAST Workflow

Static Code Analysis (also known as Source Code Analysis) is usually performed as part of a Code Review (also known as clear-box testing) and is carried out at the Implementation phase of a Security Development Lifecycle (SDL). Static Code Analysis commonly refers to the running of Static Code Analysis tools that attempt to highlight possible vulnerabilities within ‘static’ (non-running) source code by using techniques such as Taint Analysis and Data Flow Analysis.

• The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) Security Guide
• OWASP Static Code Analysis
• Github Guide For Code Scanning

Feedback

For bug reports, feature requests, and general feedback; please email [email protected]. To create such PRs, please visit https://app.stepsecurity.io/securerepo.

Signed-off-by: StepSecurity Bot [email protected]

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[karianna]

@gdams I assume this is a new / signed off by the PMC security activity?

[gdams]

@gdams I assume this is a new / signed off by the PMC security activity?

it's not been signed off explicitly but step secure is a tool used by the EF infra team and it's only applying settings we have in other repos