What is a GitHub forum?

GitHub Discussions is a collaborative communication forum for the community around an open source project . Community members can ask and answer questions, share updates, have open-ended conversations, and follow along on decisions affecting the community’s way of working.

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How private is GitHub private?

Your private GitHub organization might not be so private . Without a third-party access policy applications are able to act on behalf of your users. This includes any scopes that the user grants permissions to the application- potentially including access to private repositories.

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Is GitHub a security risk?

Even hosted Git services such as GitHub or GitLab offer limited security . Such services offer an easy-to-use interface with enhanced access controls. However, their convenience and ease-of-use can prove to be a hindrance as well, often leading to human error.

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Is GitHub confidential?

GitHub uses a libsodium sealed box to help ensure that secrets are encrypted before they reach GitHub and remain encrypted until you use them in a workflow. For secrets stored at the organization-level, you can use access policies to control which repositories can use organization secrets.

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