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-name: Application-security-scan
-
-on:
-  push:
-   branches: [ "dev", "staging", "zap-scan-modification"  ]
-    
-jobs:
-  security-scan:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-     - name: Set up "x-api-key" as an environment variable
-       run: |
-        echo "x-api-key=${{ secrets.X_API_KEY }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-     - name: perform passive scan
-       uses: zaproxy/action-api-scan@v0.6.0
-       with:
-         token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-         format: openapi
-         target: 'https://ctx-api-stg.ccte.epa.gov/docs/chemical.json'
-         cmd_options: '-a'
-       env:
-         ZAP_AUTH_HEADER_VALUE: "x-api-key=${{ secrets.X_API_KEY }}"
-