Enabling code scanning

You can quickly and easily secure your code with default setup for code scanning.

Who can use this feature?

Code scanning is available for all public repositories on GitHub.com. To use code scanning in a private repository owned by an organization, you must have a license for GitHub Advanced Security. For more information, see "About GitHub Advanced Security."

Configuring default setup for code scanning

You can quickly secure code in your repository with default setup for code scanning.

Evaluating default setup for code scanning

Learn how to assess how code scanning is working for you, and how you can customize your setup to best meet your code security needs.

Configuring default setup for code scanning at scale

You can quickly configure code scanning for repositories across your organization using default setup.