chore: improve security, add npm provenance

.github/workflows/npm_publish.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/publishing-nodejs-packages
+# This workflow will run tests using node and then publish a package to GitHub Packages when a release is created
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/publishing-packages/publishing-nodejs-packages
 
 name: Node.js Package
 
@@ -7,30 +8,32 @@ on:
     types: [created]
 
 permissions:
-  contents: read  #  to fetch code (actions/checkout)
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
-      - run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
+          node-version: 18
+      - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 
   publish-npm:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
-          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
-      - run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
+          node-version: 18
+      - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build
-      - run: npm publish
+      - run: npm publish --provenance --access public
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}