🧠 Advanced GitHub Actions Scenario – Secure Automation in Public Repositories

[InnovateX1]

You're working on a public repository and want to schedule a GitHub Action to run daily. The workflow will pull data from an external API that requires a secure API token. You must prevent any chance of exposing the token, even in logs. Also, the commit should only happen if the file content actually changes.

Which combination of the following steps ensures security, efficiency, and clean automation?

[skmirajulislam]

B – on: schedule + content check
Automates the workflow daily using cron and ensures commits happen only if data changes, which avoids noise in commit history.
D – git commit -m ... || echo "No changes"
Prevents workflow failure if there's nothing new to commit, making your automation clean and reliable.
E – set +x
Disables command echoing in bash, which hides sensitive info like API tokens from GitHub logs — critical for public repos.