Signing up for GitHub Advanced Security

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You can sign up for GitHub Advanced Security from your enterprise account's settings to take advantage of extra security features that GitHub makes available to customers under a GitHub Advanced Security license.

Who can use this feature

Enterprise owners can sign up for GitHub Advanced Security.

GitHub Advanced Security is available for enterprise accounts on GitHub Enterprise Cloud. Some features of GitHub Advanced Security are also available for public repositories on GitHub.com. 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.

Purchasing GitHub Advanced Security

  1. In the top-right corner of GitHub.com, click your profile photo, then click Your enterprises.

  2. In the list of enterprises, click the enterprise you want to view.

  3. In the enterprise account sidebar, click Settings.

  4. Under Settings, click Enterprise licensing.

  5. To the right of "GitHub Advanced Security", click Buy Advanced Security.

    Screenshot of the GitHub Advanced Security section of the enterprise licensing screen. The "Buy Advanced Security" button is highlighted with an orange outline.

    1. Under "How many committers do you want to include?", enter the number of committers you want to purchase licenses for. For more information about committer numbers, see "About billing for GitHub Advanced Security."

  7. Confirm your billing information and payment method.

  8. Click Purchase Advanced Security.

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