About GitHub Advanced Security

GitHub makes extra security features available to customers who purchase GitHub Code Security or GitHub Secret Protection. Some features are enabled for public repositories by default.

Who can use this feature?

GitHub Code Security and GitHub Secret Protection are available for accounts on GitHub Team and GitHub Enterprise Cloud.

Some features are also available for free 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.

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