GitHub
Connect GitHub to Safeguard: what it provides, how to set it up, and the frameworks it provides evidence for.
Connect GitHub to collect version control evidence automatically.
| Category | Version Control |
| Connect with | OAuth, API token |
| What a connection produces | Automated evidence collection |
Connect with OAuth
Before you start, an administrator of GitHub must allow third-party apps:
- As an organization owner, click your profile picture, then select Organizations and choose your organization.
- Click Settings (or open it from the More dropdown).
- Under Third-party Access, click OAuth app policy.
- Next to the Safeguard app, click Review, then click Grant access.
- On Compliance › Connectors, open GitHub, click Connect and choose OAuth.
- Sign in to GitHub and approve Safeguard on its consent screen. Use an account that can approve apps for your organization, usually an administrator. Safeguard asks for
repo,read:user,read:org.repogrants full access to repositories, including changes; for read-only access, use the API token method with read-only permissions. - You return to Safeguard, and the card shows Verified once the first check succeeds.
Connect with an API token
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In GitHub:
- In GitHub, go to Settings › Developer settings › Personal access tokens › Tokens (classic) › Generate new token (classic).
- In the Note field, give the token a descriptive name, and set an Expiration.
- Select the scope repo.
- Click Generate token, then click the copy icon to copy the token.
- Alternatively, use Fine-grained tokens › Generate new token: set Token name, Expiration, Resource owner (your organization), Repository access, and under Permissions grant read-only access.
Where to find the other values:
- Account / Org / Workspace (optional): Your organization's login, the name you choose under Resource owner and in the github.com/<org> URL.
GitHub's public documentation does not cover every step.
Source: docs.github.com, docs.github.com, checked 2026-10-07.
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On Compliance › Connectors, open GitHub, click Connect, choose API token and fill in:
Field What to enter API token / Personal access token Required. Stored encrypted and never shown again. Base URL (optional) — Account / Org / Workspace (optional) — -
Click Connect with token.
Frameworks
Safeguard's automated tests read GitHub and map to the controls below. When a test passes, the result is evidence toward each control it maps to, in every framework listed. It is evidence toward a control, not proof that the control is met on its own.
| Framework | Evidence | Controls | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC2 | Automated tests | C1.1, CC2.1, CC6.1, CC6.2, CC6.3, CC6.8, CC7.1, CC7.2, CC7.3, CC7.4, CC7.5, CC8.1 | 44 |
| ISO/IEC 27001 | Automated tests | A.5.9, A.5.15, A.5.16, A.5.17, A.5.18, A.5.19, A.5.25, A.5.26, A.5.27, A.5.32, A.6.5, A.8.2, A.8.3, A.8.4, A.8.5, A.8.8, A.8.12, A.8.15, A.8.25, A.8.28, A.8.29, A.8.32 | 44 |
| HIPAA Security Rule | Automated tests | 164.308(a)(1), 164.308(a)(3), 164.308(a)(4), 164.308(a)(6), 164.312(a)(1), 164.312(b), 164.312(c)(1), 164.312(d) | 40 |
| PCI DSS | Automated tests | 6.2.4, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.5.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.4, 8.2.5, 8.2.6, 8.4.2, 8.6.3, 10.5.1, 12.10.1, 12.10.6 | 42 |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | Automated tests | GV.SC-05, ID.AM-02, ID.IM-03, ID.RA-01, PR.AA-01, PR.AA-03, PR.AA-05, PR.DS-01, PR.PS-01, PR.PS-02, PR.PS-04, PR.PS-06, RS.MA-02, RS.MA-03, RS.MI-02 | 44 |
These tests are switched on per workspace by the Safeguard team.
GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Issues connect to the same provider as GitHub, and these tests run for a connection made through any of them.
Related
- Version Control connectors
- Compliance connectors: how connecting works, card statuses and multiple accounts
- Connector setup reference: every connector in one table
- Frameworks and connectors: how connectors provide evidence for frameworks