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# GitHub shadow apps

Third-party shadow apps are frequently connected with GitHub to streamline work processes and enhance productivity, giving these apps access to your data.

Shadow apps for GitHub include third-party apps that were installed in your GitHub **organizational** account.

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GitHub shadow apps are displayed according to these parameters:

<table><thead><tr><th width="287">GitHub shadow app parameter</th><th width="435">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>App name</td><td>Name of GitHub third-party app</td></tr><tr><td>Repository access</td><td>All or selected repositories</td></tr><tr><td>Permissions</td><td>Read or write</td></tr><tr><td>Scopes</td><td>Scopes of the third-party app. For example, issues:write</td></tr><tr><td>Registered events</td><td>App events that involve the third-party app</td></tr><tr><td>Created on</td><td>Date when app was installed</td></tr><tr><td>Suspended</td><td>App was suspended by a GitHub admin, so app can't be used</td></tr><tr><td>App link</td><td>App description on GitHub. Only GitHub admins have access to the app link.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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## Monitor GitHub app installations

Once installed, third-party GitHub applications can access sensitive data, scopes, and obtain risky write permissions within the GitHub source code.&#x20;

To mitigate the risk of attackers exploiting OAuth tokens, DoControl enables you to monitor new installations of GitHub apps. You can enable DoControl to send you a notification each time a user installs a new GitHub application at the organization-level.

#### Use case

You can set up a workflow to automatically send the SecOps team a notification if someone in the organization installs a GitHub app with Write permissions, with access to all repositories, and a direct link to the installation in the GitHub Marketplace.

#### To set up a workflow to monitor GitHub app installations:

1. In the DoControl sidebar, select **Workflows > New workflow > Event-based**.
2. Name the workflow and trigger action.
3. For the Event trigger, select **GitHub app installation**.

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