GitHub personal access tokens

Registry of all GitHub personal access tokens (PATs) used across HCS projects. Token values are stored in kv-hcs-vault-01 only — never here.

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Strategy

HCS uses a single classic PAT (hcs-github-org-pat) that covers all HCS GitHub orgs. This PAT is:

• Stored in kv-hcs-vault-01 as secret hcs-github-org-pat
• Loaded into the local session via scripts/Load-HCSEnvironment.ps1 as $env:GITHUB_TOKEN
• Wired through gh auth login --with-token and gh auth setup-git so the GitHub CLI and git both use it transparently

New PATs must be registered here before use. One PAT per purpose — do not reuse hcs-github-org-pat for automation that should have its own identity.

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hcs-github-org-pat — full details

Field	Value
PAT name	hcs-github-org-pat
Type	Classic PAT
Owner	kris@hybridsolutions.cloud
KV secret name	hcs-github-org-pat
Local env var	GITHUB_TOKEN
Orgs covered	All HCS GitHub orgs
Rotation schedule	90 days
Last rotated	2026-05-08

Scopes

Scope	Reason
repo (full)	Read and write all repos
workflow	Update GitHub Actions workflows
read:org	Read org membership
admin:org (read)	Read org settings
packages:read	Read GitHub Packages

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Rotating hcs-github-org-pat

1. Go to GitHub → Settings → Developer settings → Personal access tokens → Tokens (classic)
2. Regenerate hcs-github-org-pat (same name, same scopes)
3. Update the secret in Key Vault:

   az keyvault secret set `
       --vault-name kv-hcs-vault-01 `
       --name hcs-github-org-pat `
       --value '<new-token-value>'
   

4. Re-wire the GitHub CLI:

   $env:GITHUB_TOKEN = az keyvault secret show `
       --vault-name kv-hcs-vault-01 `
       --name hcs-github-org-pat `
       --query value -o tsv
   $env:GITHUB_TOKEN | gh auth login --with-token
   gh auth setup-git
   

5. Update Last rotated in the registry table below and in secret-inventory.md.
6. Commit: docs(identity): rotate hcs-github-org-pat

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Registry

PAT name	KV secret name	Purpose	Orgs/repos	Scopes	Rotation schedule	Last rotated	Notes
hcs-github-org-pat	hcs-github-org-pat	Primary GitHub PAT for all HCS org operations and local tooling	All HCS orgs	repo, workflow, read:org, packages:read	90 days	2026-05-08	Classic PAT. Loaded as GITHUB_TOKEN.

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Adding a new PAT

1. Generate the new PAT on GitHub with only the scopes it needs (principle of least privilege)
2. Store it in kv-hcs-vault-01 with a descriptive name following the kebab-case convention
3. Add it to the registry table above
4. Add it to secret-inventory.md
5. If pipelines need it, add it to the appropriate Variable Group in ado-variable-groups.md
6. Commit: docs(identity): register PAT <pat-name>