Currently, editors with an Admin user role or Version Admin role in Portal can edit the Default version directly in ArcGIS Pro even when it is Protected.
I, and many users I have worked with over the years, find it too easy to accidentally start editing Default instead of first switching to a version. This is potentially very dangerous since there is no Undo editing Default using branch versioning.
Adding the ability to lock the Default version from direct edits would prevent this. Only Rec and Post operations will be allowed to update the default version. This would help enforce data integrity workflows and tools, such as the use of the Version difference tool.
