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Require Code Owner Approval in GitLab Project

Type: Rule
ID: gitlab-project-code-owner-approval
Source: v2/rules/gitlab/project/co-approval-required.yaml
Rego Source: co-approval-required.rego
Labels: Gitlab, Project

Verify code owner approval is required for specific branches in the GitLab project.

note

This rule requires Gitlab Project Discovery Evidence. See here for more details.

tip

Signed Evidence for this rule IS NOT required by default but is recommended.

warning

Rule requires evaluation with a target. Without one, it will be disabled unless the --all-evidence flag is provided.

Usage example

uses: gitlab/project/co-approval-required@v2
with:
branch: "main"

Mitigation

Require code owner approval for specific branches in the GitLab project to prevent unauthorized changes.

Description

This rule ensures that code owner approval is required for specific branches in the GitLab project. It performs the following steps:

  1. Checks the settings of the GitLab project.
  2. Verifies that code owner approval is required for the specified branch.

Evidence Requirements:

  • Evidence must be provided by the Scribe Platform's CLI tool through scanning GitLab project resources.

Evidence Requirements

FieldValue
signedFalse
content_body_typegeneric
target_typedata
predicate_typehttp://scribesecurity.com/evidence/discovery/v0.1
labels- platform=gitlab
- asset_type=project

Input Definitions

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
branchstringTrueThe branch to require code owner approval.