> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.stepsecurity.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.stepsecurity.io/by-role/developer-experience/stepsecurity-github-checks.md).

# StepSecurity GitHub Checks

When StepSecurity GitHub Check is enabled for a repository, Harden Runner monitors all outbound traffic from each job at the DNS and network layers associated with a PR. This helps ensure that CI/CD runners do not communicate with unauthorized or unexpected destinations.

* ✅ If the check passes, it means everything looks clean—no suspicious or unusual network activity was detected.
* ❌If it fails, Harden-Runner found something out of the ordinary: unexpected network calls that could point to a misconfiguration or even a compromised action

As a developer, you have control: you can either cancel a check run or approve a failed StepSecurity check if the behavior is known and expected.

**Follow this interactive demo to see it in action:**

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