Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 74: Workflow does not contain permissions#884
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Potential fix for https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-python/security/code-scanning/74
To fix the problem, the
cijob should define an explicitpermissionsblock that grants only the minimal access required. Since this job only needs to read the repository contents (foractions/checkout) and does not need to write anywhere,contents: readis sufficient. This aligns it with GitHub’s least‑privilege recommendation and with the CodeQL suggestion.Concretely, in
.github/workflows/python-package.yml, underjobs: ci:, add apermissions:section beforeenv:(or anywhere inside thecijob) withcontents: read. No other changes to steps are necessary, and no additional imports or methods are required because this is a YAML configuration change only.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.