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GH-500 Practice Test

GitHub Advanced Security

GH-500 tests whether you can actually run GitHub Advanced Security in production — secret scanning and push protection, dependency and supply chain risk, CodeQL code scanning, and enterprise governance — not just recognize the feature names.

Our 500 scenario-based questions cover the full GH-500 blueprint across six domains: describing GitHub Security suites and their architecture (Security Overview, prevention-first vs. gate-based strategies, security campaigns), configuring and using Secret Protection (push protection, validity checks, custom secret patterns, delegated bypass policies), configuring and using supply chain security (dependency graph, SBOMs, EPSS-based prioritization, Dependency Review), configuring and using Code Security (CodeQL vs. third-party scanning, SARIF ingestion, autofix, matrix scan configuration), security operations best practices (CVE/CWE context, campaign-based remediation, cross-suite rulesets), and GitHub Security suites administration (enterprise rollout, default configurations, roles and permissions, automation APIs). Every question is grounded against live GitHub Docs, including the July 2026 GHAS terminology refresh (Secret Protection, Code Security, Supply Chain Security).

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GH-500 Exam Details

What to expect on exam day

Questions

40

Duration

100 minutes

Passing Score

700

Exam Cost

$99

Exam Domains Covered

Master all topics tested on the GH-500 exam

1

Describe GitHub Security suites, features, and ecosystem

2

Configure and use Secret Protection (formerly secret scanning)

3

Configure and use supply chain security (formerly Dependabot/Dependency Review)

4

Configure and use Code Security (formerly Code Scanning with CodeQL)

5

Security operations: best practices, prioritization, and remediation

6

GitHub Security suites administration

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Why Practice with MSCertQuiz?

Microsoft Learn teaches concepts. We prepare you for the actual exam.

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Deep coverage of the July 2026 GHAS terminology refresh — Secret Protection, Code Security, and Supply Chain Security replacing the old secret scanning / CodeQL / Dependabot names — so you're studying against current exam language, not outdated docs

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Real triage and prioritization scenarios: validity checks and high-confidence secret alerting, EPSS-based supply chain scoring, and campaign-based bulk remediation — the operational judgment calls that separate practitioners from feature-list memorizers

3

Enterprise-governance content most free question banks skip entirely: organization-level security configurations, delegated bypass policies, default configuration inheritance, and large-scale automation via APIs

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Every question verified against a live-fetched GitHub Docs page before it ships, so content stays accurate as GHAS features and terminology keep evolving

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What Our Users Say

“The Secret Protection and push protection questions were exactly what tripped me up when our org first rolled out GHAS. Practicing scenario after scenario here made the validity-checks and bypass-policy details click before exam day.”

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Rosa T.

GH-500 Certified

“I triage security alerts weekly but had never thought carefully about EPSS scoring or campaign-based remediation at scale. The supply-chain domain filled real gaps in my knowledge. Passed on my first attempt.”

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Kwame M.

Security Engineer

“The enterprise-administration questions on default configuration inheritance and delegated bypass were much closer to real governance decisions than anything else I tried. The explanations actually taught the reasoning, not just the answer.”

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Fiona L.

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GH-500 Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the GH-500 GitHub Advanced certification

What is GH-500?
GH-500 (GitHub Advanced Security) is a certification validating the ability to secure code, secrets, and dependencies across the software development lifecycle using GitHub Advanced Security — configuring security features, triaging and remediating alerts, and applying prevention-first practices through policies, workflows, and automation.
How much does the GH-500 exam cost and how long is it?
The GH-500 exam costs $99 USD, runs approximately 100 minutes, and has a passing score of 700 out of 1000. Confirm current pricing and duration on the official certification page before booking, since GH-500's objectives changed significantly in July 2026 and exam details can shift alongside content updates.
What is the passing score for GH-500?
The passing score for GH-500 is 700 out of 1000, the same threshold used across nearly all Microsoft and GitHub role-based certification exams. Scoring is scaled, so 700 represents roughly 70% competency spread across all six exam domains rather than a simple raw percentage.
What topics are covered on GH-500?
GH-500 covers six domains: Describe GitHub Security suites, features, and ecosystem (15-20%) — architecture, Security Overview, prevention-first vs. gate-based strategies; Configure and use Secret Protection (15-20%) — push protection, validity checks, custom patterns, delegated bypass; Configure and use supply chain security (15-20%) — dependency graph, SBOMs, EPSS scoring, Dependency Review; Configure and use Code Security (10-15%) — CodeQL vs. third-party scanning, SARIF ingestion, autofix; Security operations best practices (15-20%) — CVE/CWE context, campaign-based remediation, cross-suite rulesets; and GitHub Security suites administration (10-15%) — enterprise rollout, default configurations, roles, and automation APIs.
How hard is GH-500?
GH-500 is a scenario-heavy exam that expects hands-on experience configuring and triaging alerts across GitHub's security suites, not just familiarity with feature names. Candidates who have only glanced at security tab alerts often find the enterprise-governance and cross-suite ruleset questions the hardest, since they require operational experience most individual repository maintainers never exercise.
How long should I study for GH-500?
Candidates already running GitHub Advanced Security in production, with real experience triaging alerts and configuring organization-level security policies, should plan 3-5 weeks, focused on the administration and supply-chain domains. Candidates newer to GHAS should plan 6-8 weeks. We recommend working through GitHub's own security documentation first, then practicing with 500 scenario-based questions spread across all six domains in proportion to their exam weight.
What are the prerequisites for GH-500?
There are no enforced prerequisites to register for GH-500, but it is designed for candidates with experience using GitHub Advanced Security to secure code, secrets, and dependencies across the SDLC — familiar with GitHub fundamentals, CI/CD, and secure development concepts, and comfortable configuring security features and triaging alerts using policies, workflows, and automation.
Who should take GH-500?
GH-500 is aimed at security engineers, DevOps engineers, and developers responsible for securing GitHub repositories and organizations — configuring secret scanning, dependency security, and code scanning, and governing security policy at scale. It pairs well with GH-200 (GitHub Actions) for candidates who also manage CI/CD pipelines and GH-600 (Developing in Agentic AI Systems) for a broader GitHub platform credential portfolio.

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