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GitHub / golang / protobuf

Go support for Google's protocol buffers

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PURL: pkg:github/golang/protobuf

Stars: 9,999
Forks: 1,577
Open issues: 116

License: bsd-3-clause
Language: Go
Size: 8.04 MB
Dependencies parsed at: Pending

Created at: almost 11 years ago
Updated at: 17 days ago
Pushed at: about 1 year ago
Last synced at: 17 days ago

Commit Stats

Commits: 786
Authors: 95
Mean commits per author: 8.27
Development Distribution Score: 0.593
More commit stats: https://commits.ecosyste.ms/hosts/GitHub/repositories/golang/protobuf

Topics: go, golang, protobuf, protocol-buffers

OpenSSF Scorecard report

5.4

Overall Score

10/10 Critical Risk
36/50 High Risk
0/40 Medium Risk
10/20 Low Risk
Generated on August 11, 2025 | Scorecard vv5.2.1-40-gf6ed084d
Security Checks
10/10
Binary-Artifacts
High Risk

no binaries found in the repo

Determines if the project has generated executable (binary) artifacts in the source repository.

10/10
Dangerous-Workflow
Critical Risk

no dangerous workflow patterns detected

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10/10
License
Low Risk

license file detected

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ℹ️ Info: project has a license file: LICENSE:0
ℹ️ Info: FSF or OSI recognized license: BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License: LICENSE:0
10/10
Vulnerabilities
High Risk

0 existing vulnerabilities detected

Determines if the project has open, known unfixed vulnerabilities.

9/10
Code-Review
High Risk

Found 27/28 approved changesets -- score normalized to 9

Determines if the project requires human code review before pull requests (aka merge requests) are merged.

7/10
Maintained
High Risk

0 commit(s) and 9 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 7

Determines if the project is "actively maintained".

0/10
CII-Best-Practices
Low Risk

no effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected

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0/10
Fuzzing
Medium Risk

project is not fuzzed

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⚠️ Warn: no fuzzer integrations found
0/10
Pinned-Dependencies
Medium Risk

dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0

Determines if the project has declared and pinned the dependencies of its build process.

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⚠️ Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/test.yml:12: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/golang/protobuf/test.yml/master?enable=pin
⚠️ Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/test.yml:16: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/golang/protobuf/test.yml/master?enable=pin
ℹ️ Info: 0 out of 2 GitHub-owned GitHubAction dependencies pinned
0/10
SAST
Medium Risk

SAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0

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⚠️ Warn: 0 commits out of 28 are checked with a SAST tool
0/10
Security-Policy
Medium Risk

security policy file not detected

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⚠️ Warn: no security policy file detected
⚠️ Warn: no security file to analyze
⚠️ Warn: no security file to analyze
⚠️ Warn: no security file to analyze
0/10
Token-Permissions
High Risk

detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions

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⚠️ Warn: no topLevel permission defined: .github/workflows/test.yml:1
ℹ️ Info: no jobLevel write permissions found
N/A
Branch-Protection
Not Applicable

internal error: error during branchesHandler.setup: internal error: githubv4.Query: Resource not accessible by integration

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N/A
Packaging
Not Applicable

packaging workflow not detected

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⚠️ Warn: no GitHub/GitLab publishing workflow detected.
N/A
Signed-Releases
Not Applicable

no releases found

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