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GitHub Advanced Security

Integrated application security features for GitHub repositories to detect and fix vulnerabilities and prevent secret leaks.

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Overview

GitHub Advanced Security provides built-in security tools including static code analysis, secret scanning, and dependency monitoring within GitHub repositories. It integrates application security directly into developer workflows to identify and remediate vulnerabilities early in the development lifecycle.

Updated Oct 21, 2026

3 things

What GitHub Advanced Security has

For developers

Programmatic access to the product's data and features for developers. One of 20 Software Development platforms with an API.

Learning

Earn official badges and certifications to validate your knowledge of the tool.

Pricing

A product demonstration available to prospective customers who want to evaluate the tool. One of 14 Software Development platforms with public demo.

9 features

Key Features

Threat monitoring
Stay ahead of threats with built-in security, secret protection, and dependency monitoring.
Native application security
Find and fix vulnerabilities in real time by integrating application security right into GitHub.
Native GitHub workflows
Unlike third-party security add-ons, GitHub Advanced Security operates entirely in the native GitHub workflows that developers already know and love.
Static application security testing
GitHub Advanced Security provides AppSec tools for static application security testing (SAST), which identifies vulnerabilities in the code itself.
Vulnerability protection
Prevent, find, and fix application vulnerabilities and leaked secrets.
Historical alerts
Target historical alerts to reduce security debt at scale.
Automatic fixes
Powered by GitHub Copilot, generate automatic fixes for 90% of alert types in JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, and Python. Quickly remediate with contextual vulnerability intelligence and advice.
Security campaigns
Solve your backlog of application security debt with security campaigns that target and generate autofixes for up to 1,000 alerts at a time, rapidly reducing the risk of vulnerabilities and zero-day attacks.
Secret scanning
Detect exposed secrets in your public and private repositories, and revoke them to secure access to your services.

Pros and cons

Pros

Seamless integration with GitHub native workflows enhances developer productivity.
Automated vulnerability detection and AI-driven fixes reduce manual security efforts.
Comprehensive coverage including code scanning, secret scanning, and dependency monitoring.
Supports both public and private repositories with real-time alerts.
Offers enterprise-grade security features with compliance and flexible deployment options.

Cons

Pricing is based on active committers which may be costly for large teams.
Limited automated fix support to specific programming languages.
Requires GitHub or Azure DevOps platform usage for full functionality.
Advanced features may have a learning curve for teams new to AppSec.
Some features like premium support require additional paid plans.

Developer features

AI-driven code fixes
Write secure code at scale with AI-driven insights and automated fixes from GitHub Copilot Autofix.
Code scanning
Find vulnerabilities in your code with CodeQL, GitHub’s industry-leading semantic code analysis. Prevent new vulnerabilities from being introduced by scanning every pull request.

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3 things

What GitHub Advanced Security has

For developers

Programmatic access to the product's data and features for developers. One of 20 Software Development platforms with an API.

Learning

Earn official badges and certifications to validate your knowledge of the tool.

Pricing

A product demonstration available to prospective customers who want to evaluate the tool. One of 14 Software Development platforms with public demo.

9 features

Key Features

Threat monitoring
Stay ahead of threats with built-in security, secret protection, and dependency monitoring.
Native application security
Find and fix vulnerabilities in real time by integrating application security right into GitHub.
Native GitHub workflows
Unlike third-party security add-ons, GitHub Advanced Security operates entirely in the native GitHub workflows that developers already know and love.
Static application security testing
GitHub Advanced Security provides AppSec tools for static application security testing (SAST), which identifies vulnerabilities in the code itself.
Vulnerability protection
Prevent, find, and fix application vulnerabilities and leaked secrets.
Historical alerts
Target historical alerts to reduce security debt at scale.
Automatic fixes
Powered by GitHub Copilot, generate automatic fixes for 90% of alert types in JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, and Python. Quickly remediate with contextual vulnerability intelligence and advice.
Security campaigns
Solve your backlog of application security debt with security campaigns that target and generate autofixes for up to 1,000 alerts at a time, rapidly reducing the risk of vulnerabilities and zero-day attacks.
Secret scanning
Detect exposed secrets in your public and private repositories, and revoke them to secure access to your services.

Pros and cons

Pros

Seamless integration with GitHub native workflows enhances developer productivity.
Automated vulnerability detection and AI-driven fixes reduce manual security efforts.
Comprehensive coverage including code scanning, secret scanning, and dependency monitoring.
Supports both public and private repositories with real-time alerts.
Offers enterprise-grade security features with compliance and flexible deployment options.

Cons

Pricing is based on active committers which may be costly for large teams.
Limited automated fix support to specific programming languages.
Requires GitHub or Azure DevOps platform usage for full functionality.
Advanced features may have a learning curve for teams new to AppSec.
Some features like premium support require additional paid plans.

Developer features

AI-driven code fixes
Write secure code at scale with AI-driven insights and automated fixes from GitHub Copilot Autofix.
Code scanning
Find vulnerabilities in your code with CodeQL, GitHub’s industry-leading semantic code analysis. Prevent new vulnerabilities from being introduced by scanning every pull request.

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0 questions

GitHub Advanced Security

Overview

What GitHub Advanced Security has

For developers

Learning

Pricing

Key Features

Threat monitoring

Native application security

Native GitHub workflows

Static application security testing

Vulnerability protection

Historical alerts

Automatic fixes

Security campaigns

Secret scanning

Pros and cons

Pros

Cons

Developer features

AI-driven code fixes

Code scanning

Be the first to rate GitHub Advanced Security

Featured Video

Frequently Asked Questions

What GitHub Advanced Security has

For developers

Learning

Pricing

Key Features

Threat monitoring

Native application security

Native GitHub workflows

Static application security testing

Vulnerability protection

Historical alerts

Automatic fixes

Security campaigns

Secret scanning

Pros and cons

Pros

Cons

Developer features

AI-driven code fixes

Code scanning

Be the first to rate GitHub Advanced Security

Featured Video

Frequently Asked Questions

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