[StepSecurity] Apply security best practices (#1647)

Author: step-security-bot

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -14,3 +14,18 @@ updates:
     directory: "test/perf/benchmarks" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+
+  - package-ecosystem: nuget
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+
+  - package-ecosystem: nuget
+    directory: /test/perf/benchmarks
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@0ad4b8fadaa221de15dcec353f45205ec38ea70b # v4.1.4
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@d39d31e687223d841ef683f52467bd88e9b21c14 # v3.25.3
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
     # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ jobs:
       name: Build
       
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@d39d31e687223d841ef683f52467bd88e9b21c14 # v3.25.3
       with:
         category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"

.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Dependency Review Action
+#
+# This Action will scan dependency manifest files that change as part of a Pull Request,
+# surfacing known-vulnerable versions of the packages declared or updated in the PR.
+# Once installed, if the workflow run is marked as required,
+# PRs introducing known-vulnerable packages will be blocked from merging.
+#
+# Source repository: https://github.com/actions/dependency-review-action
+name: 'Dependency Review'
+on: [pull_request]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  dependency-review:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
+        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      - name: 'Dependency Review'
+        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@0efb1d1d84fc9633afcdaad14c485cbbc90ef46c # v2.5.1

.github/workflows/scorecards.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# 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: ["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
+      contents: read
+      actions: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: "Checkout code"
+        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: "Run analysis"
+        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@99c53751e09b9529366343771cc321ec74e9bd3d # v2.0.6
+        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@a8a3f3ad30e3422c9c7b888a15615d19a852ae32 # v3.1.3
+        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@ceaec5c11a131e0d282ff3b6f095917d234caace # v2.25.3
+        with:
+          sarif_file: results.sarif