| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | CICD-SEC-1 |
| Platform | GitLab CI |
| Severity | HIGH |
| Auto-fix | ✗ |
What the check does
Flags a protected default branch whose rule permits force pushes.Why it matters
A force push rewrites history, erasing the record of what was actually reviewed and merged and enabling stealthy tampering. Disable ‘Allowed to force push’ on the default branch’s protected-branch rule. This is a GitLab project-settings check: it reads the project configuration over the GitLab API (CLI:--git at a GitLab host with --gitlab-token; the web
app uses its connected GitLab token) and reports under the Repository
configuration group. See the rules overview.