chore: [StepSecurity] Apply security best practices

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ updates:
     commit-message:
       prefix: fix
       prefix-development: chore
-      include: scope
+      include: scope

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "42 2 * * 5"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze
@@ -35,19 +38,24 @@ jobs:
         language: ["csharp"]
 
     steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@fa2e9d605c4eeb9fcad4c99c224cee0c6c7f3594 # v2.16.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@38697555549f1db7851b81482ff19f1fa5c4fedc # v4.34.1
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
 
       - name: Setup .NET
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5.2.0
         with:
           global-json-file: global.json
 
@@ -58,4 +66,4 @@ jobs:
         run: dotnet build --no-restore
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@38697555549f1db7851b81482ff19f1fa5c4fedc # v4.34.1

.github/workflows/component-detection.yml

@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ jobs:
   dependency-submission:
     runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@fa2e9d605c4eeb9fcad4c99c224cee0c6c7f3594 # v2.16.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - name: Component detection
-        uses: advanced-security/component-detection-dependency-submission-action@v0.1.1
+        uses: advanced-security/component-detection-dependency-submission-action@9c110eb34dee187cd9eca76a652b9f6a0ed22927 # v0.1.1

.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ jobs:
   dependency-review:
     runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@fa2e9d605c4eeb9fcad4c99c224cee0c6c7f3594 # v2.16.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: "Checkout Repository"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - name: "Dependency Review"
-        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v4.8.3
+        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@05fe4576374b728f0c523d6a13d64c25081e0803 # v4.8.3

.github/workflows/dotnet.yml

@@ -21,14 +21,19 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@fa2e9d605c4eeb9fcad4c99c224cee0c6c7f3594 # v2.16.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - name: Fix libldap for tests
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install --upgrade -y libldap2
           sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libldap.so.2 /usr/lib/libldap-2.5.so.0
       - name: Setup .NET
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5.2.0
         with:
           global-json-file: global.json
       - name: Restore tools
@@ -44,13 +49,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           find . -name "*.trx" -exec dotnet tool run trx2junit --output TestResults/JUnit {} +
       - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.5.2
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@671740ac38dd9b0130fbe1cec585b89eea48d3de # v5.5.2
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
           slug: AlbusKavaliro/TraceableLdapClient
       - name: Upload test results to Codecov
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
-        uses: codecov/test-results-action@v1
+        uses: codecov/test-results-action@0fa95f0e1eeaafde2c782583b36b28ad0d8c77d3 # v1.2.1
         with:
           files: TestResults/JUnit/*.xml
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/linter.yml

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ on:
 ###############
 # Set the Job #
 ###############
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     # Name the Job
@@ -46,8 +49,13 @@ jobs:
       ##########################
       # Checkout the code base #
       ##########################
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@fa2e9d605c4eeb9fcad4c99c224cee0c6c7f3594 # v2.16.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           # Full git history is needed to get a proper
           # list of changed files within `super-linter`
@@ -57,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       # Run Linter against code base #
       ################################
       - name: Lint Code Base
-        uses: super-linter/super-linter@v8
+        uses: super-linter/super-linter@61abc07d755095a68f4987d1c2c3d1d64408f1f9 # v8.5.0
         env:
           VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE: false
           DEFAULT_BRANCH: main

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write # to enable use of OIDC for npm provenance
       packages: write # to be able to publish to GitHub Packages
     steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@fa2e9d605c4eeb9fcad4c99c224cee0c6c7f3594 # v2.16.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Fix libldap for tests
@@ -32,13 +37,13 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install --upgrade -y libldap2
           sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libldap.so.2 /usr/lib/libldap-2.5.so.0
       - name: Setup .NET
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5.2.0
         with:
           global-json-file: global.json
       - name: Restore dependencies
         run: dotnet restore --locked-mode
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-node@53b83947a5a98c8d113130e565377fae1a50d02f # v6.3.0
         with:
           node-version: "lts/*"
           check-latest: true

.github/workflows/scorecards.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# 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: '20 7 * * 2'
+  push:
+    branches: ["dev"]
+
+# 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
+      contents: read
+      actions: read
+      # To allow GraphQL ListCommits to work
+      issues: read
+      pull-requests: read
+      # To detect SAST tools
+      checks: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@fa2e9d605c4eeb9fcad4c99c224cee0c6c7f3594 # v2.16.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: "Checkout code"
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: "Run analysis"
+        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@62b2cac7ed8198b15735ed49ab1e5cf35480ba46 # v2.4.0
+        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 Scorecards 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@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        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@ebcb5b36ded6beda4ceefea6a8bc4cc885255bb3 # v3.34.1
+        with:
+          sarif_file: results.sarif

.github/workflows/semantic-pull-request.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Validate PR title
     runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     steps:
-      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v6
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@fa2e9d605c4eeb9fcad4c99c224cee0c6c7f3594 # v2.16.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@48f256284bd46cdaab1048c3721360e808335d50 # v6.1.1
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}