Ensure the branch requires status checks to pass before merging

Required status checks ensure that all required CI tests are passed before collaborators can change a protected branch. Required status checks can be checks or statuses.

Risk Level: medium
Platform: Github
Spectral Rule ID: GH-HRD020

REMEDIATION

Anyone with write permissions to a repository can set the state for any status check in the repository.
Read more at https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/defining-the-mergeability-of-pull-requests/about-protected-branches#require-status-checks-before-merging

Read more:

https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/collaborating-on-repositories-with-code-quality-features/about-status-checks

Updated over 1 year ago