Securing your enterprise
Enable the GitHub-recommended security configuration or create and apply custom security configurations to quickly secure your enterprise.
Who can use this feature?
GitHub Advanced Security is available for enterprise accounts on GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Enterprise Server. Some features of GitHub Advanced Security are also available for public repositories on GitHub. For more information, see "GitHub’s plans."
For information about GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps, see Configure GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps in Microsoft Learn.
About security configurations
Security configurations are collections of security settings that you can apply across your enterprise.
Applying the GitHub-recommended security configuration to your enterprise
Secure your code with the security enablement settings created, managed, and recommended by GitHub.
Creating a custom security configuration for your enterprise
Build a custom security configuration to meet the specific security needs of your enterprise.
Applying a custom security configuration to your enterprise
You can apply your custom security configuration to organizations and repositories in your organization to meet the specific security needs of your enterprise.
Configuring additional secret scanning settings for your enterprise
Learn how to configure additional secret scanning settings for your enterprise.
Editing a custom security configuration
Change the enablement settings in your custom security configuration to better meet the security needs of your repositories.
Deleting a custom security configuration
You can delete unnecessary custom security configurations in your enterprise.