Assessment GH-500: GitHub Advanced Security
The GH-500: GitHub Advanced Security assessment is designed to evaluate your understanding of the topics covered in the GitHub Advanced Security certification exam. This assessment targets professionals who are experienced in using GitHub and want to demonstrate their expertise in securing software development workflows and managing risks in modern DevSecOps environments.
Candidates should have a solid grasp of GitHub’s advanced security features, including secret scanning, code scanning, and dependency management, as well as how to implement and manage security policies across repositories and organizations.
They should also be knowledgeable about secure development practices, threat modeling, compliance requirements, and the integration of security testing tools within CI/CD pipelines to ensure the protection of source code and the integrity of the software supply chain.
This assessment contains 30 questions from the MeasureUp associated practice test. It does not include explanations or references as this is an assessment-only product.
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Release Date: 10/2025
Job Role: Software Developer
Language: English
This test covers the following objectives:
- Describe the GHAS security features and functionality
- Configure and use secret scanning
- Configure and use Dependabot and Dependency Review
- Configure and use Code Scanning with CodeQL
- Describe GitHub Advanced Security best practices, results, and how to take corrective measures
System Requirements