Scorecard supply-chain security workflow (expressjs/compression)
The Scorecard supply-chain security workflow from expressjs/compression, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the Scorecard supply-chain security workflow from the expressjs/compression repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.
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The workflow
# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub. They are provided
# by a third-party and are governed by separate terms of service, privacy
# policy, and support documentation.
name: Scorecard supply-chain security
on:
# For Branch-Protection check. Only the default branch is supported. See
# https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#branch-protection
branch_protection_rule:
# To guarantee Maintained check is occasionally updated. See
# https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#maintained
schedule:
- cron: '16 21 * * 1'
push:
branches: [ "master" ]
# Declare default permissions as read only.
permissions: read-all
jobs:
analysis:
name: Scorecard analysis
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
# Needed to upload the results to code-scanning dashboard.
security-events: write
# Needed to publish results and get a badge (see publish_results below).
id-token: write
steps:
- name: "Checkout code"
uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
with:
persist-credentials: false
- name: "Run analysis"
uses: ossf/scorecard-action@05b42c624433fc40578a4040d5cf5e36ddca8cde # v2.4.2
with:
results_file: results.sarif
results_format: sarif
# (Optional) "write" PAT token. Uncomment the `repo_token` line below if:
# - you want to enable the Branch-Protection check on a *public* repository, or
# - you are installing Scorecard on a *private* repository
# To create the PAT, follow the steps in https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action#authentication-with-pat.
# repo_token: ${{ secrets.SCORECARD_TOKEN }}
# Public repositories:
# - Publish results to OpenSSF REST API for easy access by consumers
# - Allows the repository to include the Scorecard badge.
# - See https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action#publishing-results.
# For private repositories:
# - `publish_results` will always be set to `false`, regardless
# of the value entered here.
publish_results: true
# Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF
# format to the repository Actions tab.
- name: "Upload artifact"
uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
with:
name: SARIF file
path: results.sarif
retention-days: 5
# Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard.
- name: "Upload to code-scanning"
uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@fdbfb4d2750291e159f0156def62b853c2798ca2 # v3.29.5
with:
sarif_file: results.sarif
The same workflow, on Latchkey
Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.
# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub. They are provided # by a third-party and are governed by separate terms of service, privacy # policy, and support documentation. name: Scorecard supply-chain security on: # For Branch-Protection check. Only the default branch is supported. See # https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#branch-protection branch_protection_rule: # To guarantee Maintained check is occasionally updated. See # https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#maintained schedule: - cron: '16 21 * * 1' push: branches: [ "master" ] # Declare default permissions as read only. permissions: read-all concurrency: group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }} cancel-in-progress: true jobs: analysis: timeout-minutes: 30 name: Scorecard analysis runs-on: latchkey-small permissions: # Needed to upload the results to code-scanning dashboard. security-events: write # Needed to publish results and get a badge (see publish_results below). id-token: write steps: - name: "Checkout code" uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0 with: persist-credentials: false - name: "Run analysis" uses: ossf/scorecard-action@05b42c624433fc40578a4040d5cf5e36ddca8cde # v2.4.2 with: results_file: results.sarif results_format: sarif # (Optional) "write" PAT token. Uncomment the `repo_token` line below if: # - you want to enable the Branch-Protection check on a *public* repository, or # - you are installing Scorecard on a *private* repository # To create the PAT, follow the steps in https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action#authentication-with-pat. # repo_token: ${{ secrets.SCORECARD_TOKEN }} # Public repositories: # - Publish results to OpenSSF REST API for easy access by consumers # - Allows the repository to include the Scorecard badge. # - See https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action#publishing-results. # For private repositories: # - `publish_results` will always be set to `false`, regardless # of the value entered here. publish_results: true # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF # format to the repository Actions tab. - name: "Upload artifact" uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0 with: name: SARIF file path: results.sarif retention-days: 5 # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard. - name: "Upload to code-scanning" uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@fdbfb4d2750291e159f0156def62b853c2798ca2 # v3.29.5 with: sarif_file: results.sarif
What changed
- Run on Latchkey managed runners with one line (
runs-on), which apply the fixes below automatically and self-heal transient failures. This example useslatchkey-small; pick the runner size that fits the job. - Cancel superseded runs when a branch or PR gets a newer push.
- Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.
This workflow runs 1 job per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.