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title: GitHub - CASB · Cloudflare Zero Trust docs
description: The GitHub integration detects a variety of data loss prevention, account misconfiguration, and user security risks in an integrated GitHub Organization that could leave you and your organization vulnerable.
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The GitHub integration detects a variety of data loss prevention, account misconfiguration, and user security risks in an integrated GitHub Organization that could leave you and your organization vulnerable.

## Integration prerequisites

* A GitHub account with a Free, Pro, or Enterprise plan
* Membership to a GitHub Organization with Owner or GitHub App manager permissions

## Integration permissions

For the GitHub integration to function, Cloudflare CASB requires the following GitHub API permissions:

| Permission | Access | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Administration | `Read-only` | View basic administrative information from the account. |
| Members | `Read-only` | View metadata on organization members |
| Metadata | `Read-only` | View metadata surrounding an organization's assets, excluding sensitive private repository information. |
| Organization administration | `Read-only` | View information on organization settings |

These permissions follow the principle of least privilege to ensure that only the minimum required access is granted. To learn more about each permission, refer to the [GitHub App permissions reference](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/overview/permissions-required-for-github-apps).

## Security findings

The GitHub integration currently scans for the following findings, or security risks. Findings are grouped by category and then ordered by [severity level](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/applications/casb/manage-findings/#severity-levels).

To stay up-to-date with new CASB findings as they are added, bookmark this page or subscribe to its [RSS feed](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/commits/production/src/content/docs/cloudflare-one/applications/casb/casb-integrations/github.mdx.atom).

### Branches and merges

| Finding type | FindingTypeID | Severity | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| GitHub: Repository has no Default Branch Protection | `5a0428fa-5c13-44b8-a028-9351c1d10a91` | Medium | A repository's default branch does not have any branch protection rules enabled. |
| GitHub: Repository Default Branch Protection does not have PR Review Required | `edd3f193-af01-421d-9a50-cb1d147bf3a6` | Medium | A repository's default branch does not have a **Require pull request reviews before merging** rule. |
| GitHub: Repository Default Branch Protection does not have Force Pushes Disabled | `efc3e582-ef39-4316-b1f3-d4717ef30867` | Medium | A repository's default branch has enabled **Allow force pushes**. |
| GitHub: Repository Default Branch Protection does not have Stale PR Approvals Disabled | `7dc170d7-b1ef-4138-95fb-403d16e7ed43` | Medium | A repository's default branch does not have a **Dismiss stale pull request approvals when new commits are pushed** rule. |
| GitHub: Repository Default Branch Protection does not have Admin Restrictions | `4e4aec5b-e763-41ac-9099-af874606959b` | Medium | A repository's default branch does not have a **Do not allow bypassing the above settings** rule for administrators. |
| GitHub: Repository Default Branch Protection does not have Status Checks | `1eba1aeb-9827-4a03-9c47-8290bd3a83d5` | Medium | A repository's default branch does not have a **Require status checks to pass before merging** rule. |
| GitHub: Organization repository has default WRITE permission | `fc074da0-1e1c-4982-8673-0852d70bf80c` | Medium | A repository's default write protection settings were not changed. |
| GitHub: Repository not updated in 12+ months | `68b6ef6d-7e00-4761-b3f1-fcf323dc9c26` | Medium | No changes were made to a repository in at least a year. |

Learn more about [GitHub branch protection rules](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/defining-the-mergeability-of-pull-requests/managing-a-branch-protection-rule).

### User accounts

| Finding type | FindingTypeID | Severity | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| GitHub: Organization two-factor authentication disabled | `47d01030-0ed8-496d-9484-f77899b21d59` | High | An organization does not have its organization-wide two-factor authentication (2FA) requirement enabled. |
| GitHub: Organization user two-factor authentication disabled | `dfed92b2-a45e-46ed-a86b-8c7e3db01f3c` | High | A member of the organization does not have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled. |
