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Re:Automate GitHub Dependency Updates with Dependabot by myroon5 on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @12:57PM (#21922958)
Dependabot can be configured to automatically commit to master if the tests pass
Re:Automate GitHub Dependency Updates with Dependabot by karlding on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @01:34PM (#21923234)
The point that the parent commenter is highlighting is that if somehow a malicious package version is introduced, since nobody actually is auditing the changes that are being pulled in, it is possible for the tests to pass and introduce a security vulnerability. They're suggesting that the contents of the actual diff in the packages should be reviewed.
Re:Automate GitHub Dependency Updates with Dependabot by crgwbr on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @01:02PM (#21922999)
I believe the OPs point wasn’t that that’s what we need—it’s that that’s a bad idea. It’s insecure and bound to break things eventually.