Implement allow-workspace for deny-by-default projects #795
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Add workspace-aware deny-by-default policy support
Problem
Organizations wanting to implement strict dependency policies face a challenge with cargo-deny's current design. When using a deny-by-default approach (
deny = [{ name = "*" }]
), workspace crates get blocked along with external dependencies, making it impossible to implement the common policy of "deny all external dependencies but allow our own workspace crates."This forces teams into awkward workarounds, including:
deny.toml
files with sed/awk scripts to inject workspace crate namesSolution
This PR adds an
allow-workspace
configuration option to the[bans]
section that automatically allows all workspace members when enabled, even when using deny-by-default policies.How it works
When
allow-workspace = true
:deny
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