Required Permissions For GitHub Users And Token
Account
The permissions the app needs to log into your account:
Personal user data (email addresses - read-only and profile information -read-only)
Repositories (public and private)
Code (include: issues, pull requests, wikis, settings, webhooks, and services, deploy keys, collaboration invites, learn more, workflow, update GitHub Action Workflow files).
Personal Access Token
The minimum permission of authorization for the token used, which is required to register the GitProtect application and perform repository backup/restore, is a repo.
You can generate a Personal Access Token by going to the tokens tab on your GitHub account:
With minimal privileges, some metadata may not be included during the backup process. Choose the list of necessary permissions, depending on what data you need to protect.
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