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DevOps & Automation · Intermediate

GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS)

GitHub's security product suite including code scanning, secret scanning with push protection, and dependency review.

Definition

GHAS is sold as GitHub Secret Protection and GitHub Code Security for private repositories and is also available for Azure DevOps (GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps).

Example

Push protection blocks a commit containing a Slack token.

Exam tip

Know the three pillars: code scanning (CodeQL), secret scanning, and dependency review.

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