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| Topic 1 | - 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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| Topic 2 | - 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 3 | - Describe the GHAS security features and functionality: This section of the exam measures skills of a GitHub Administrator and covers identifying and explaining the built?in security capabilities that GitHub Advanced Security provides. Candidates should be able to articulate how features such as code scanning, secret scanning, and dependency management integrate into GitHub repositories and workflows to enhance overall code safety.
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