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| Topic 1 | - Describe GitHub Advanced Security best practices: This section of the exam measures skills of a GitHub Administrator and covers outlining recommended strategies for adopting GitHub Advanced Security at scale. Test?takers will explain how to apply security policies, enforce branch protections, shift left security checks, and use metrics from GHAS tools to continuously improve an organization’s security posture.
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| Topic 2 | - Use code scanning with CodeQL: This section of the exam measures skills of a DevSecOps Engineer and covers working with CodeQL to write or customize queries for deeper semantic analysis. Candidates should demonstrate how to configure CodeQL workflows, understand query suites, and interpret CodeQL alerts to uncover complex code issues beyond standard static analysis.
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| Topic 3 | - Configure and use dependency management: This section of the exam measures skills of a DevSecOps Engineer and covers configuring dependency management workflows to identify and remediate vulnerable or outdated packages. Candidates will show how to enable Dependabot for version updates, review dependency alerts, and integrate these tools into automated CI
- CD pipelines to maintain secure software supply chains.
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| Topic 4 | - Configure and use secret scanning: This section of the exam measures skills of a DevSecOps Engineer and covers setting up and managing secret scanning in organizations and repositories. Test?takers must demonstrate how to enable secret scanning, interpret the alerts generated when sensitive data is exposed, and implement policies to prevent and remediate credential leaks.
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| Topic 5 | - Configure and use code scanning: This section of the exam measures skills of a DevSecOps Engineer and covers enabling and customizing GitHub code scanning with built?in or marketplace rulesets. Examinees must know how to interpret scan results, triage findings, and configure exclusion or override settings to reduce noise and focus on high?priority vulnerabilities.
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