actions / actions/cache

Enable immutable releases

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TypeScript
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Description

This action should enable immutable releases to help protect users against potential attacks such as GHSA-mrrh-fwg8-r2c3 by preventing re-pointing (released) tags to different commits.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the linked GitHub immutable releases documentation and inspecting this repository's release and tag configuration. Determine where the action's release process is defined and verify that released tags cannot be re-pointed; done means the repository uses immutable releases without breaking its existing release workflow.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions, typescript
Domain
release, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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