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This version of GitHub Enterprise Server was discontinued on 2024-09-25. No patch releases will be made, even for critical security issues. For better performance, improved security, and new features, upgrade to the latest version of GitHub Enterprise Server. For help with the upgrade, contact GitHub Enterprise support.

Managing GitHub Advanced Security for your enterprise

You can configure Advanced Security and manage use by your enterprise to suit your organization's needs.

Who can use this feature?

GitHub Advanced Security is available for enterprise accounts on GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Enterprise Server. 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.

Enabling GitHub Advanced Security for your enterprise

You can configure GitHub Enterprise Server to include GitHub Advanced Security. This provides extra features that help users find and fix security problems in their code.

Managing GitHub Advanced Security features for your enterprise

You can control GitHub Advanced Security features that secure and analyze code across all organizations owned by your enterprise.

Configuring code scanning for your appliance

You can enable, configure, and disable code scanning for GitHub Enterprise Server. Code scanning allows users to scan code for vulnerabilities and errors.

Configuring dependency review for your appliance

To help users understand dependency changes when reviewing pull requests, you can enable, configure, and disable dependency review for GitHub Enterprise Server.

Configuring secret scanning for your appliance

You can enable, configure, and disable secret scanning for GitHub Enterprise Server. Secret scanning allows users to scan code for accidentally committed secrets.