GitHub Advanced Security (GH-500) Practice Test
Prepare for the GitHub Advanced Security exam with free practice tests covering GitHub Security suites, secret scanning, dependency management, code scanning, CodeQL, security operations best practices, and enterprise security administration. Each 20-question test uses a proportional timer based on the official 100-minute GH-500 exam duration and the commonly reported 65-question exam pace.
Mixed Set — GitHub Advanced Security Practice Tests
Use these mixed GH-500 practice tests to review the full GitHub Advanced Security blueprint. Questions cover secret protection, supply chain security, code security, CodeQL, alert triage, remediation workflows, security campaigns, governance, and enterprise-scale security administration.
Domain Wise — GitHub Advanced Security Mock Tests
Target one GitHub Advanced Security skill area at a time with focused GH-500 mock tests. Each domain-wise test contains 20 questions mapped to key GitHub Security capabilities used by developers, DevSecOps engineers, security teams, and enterprise administrators.
About the GitHub Advanced Security Exam
The GitHub Advanced Security certification validates the ability to secure code, secrets, dependencies, and software development workflows using GitHub’s native security capabilities.
What Is the GH-500?
GitHub Advanced Security (GH-500) is an intermediate certification for professionals who use GitHub Advanced Security to secure code, secrets, and dependencies across the software development lifecycle. It validates knowledge of GitHub Security suites, Secret Protection, Supply Chain Security, Code Security, CodeQL, alert handling, remediation practices, and enterprise-scale security administration.
The exam is designed for experienced developers, DevSecOps engineers, security engineers, security administrators, solution architects, and platform teams who configure GitHub Advanced Security features, triage alerts, reduce vulnerability exposure, protect secrets, manage dependency risk, and apply secure SDLC practices across repositories and organizations.
GitHub Advanced Security skills support roles such as DevSecOps engineer, application security engineer, secure software developer, security operations engineer, platform security engineer, cloud security engineer, security administrator, and software supply chain security specialist. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a median annual wage of $124,910 for information security analysts in May 2024, with higher compensation possible for experienced security engineering and application security roles.
Exam Format (2026)
Exam name: GitHub Advanced Security.
Exam code: GH-500.
Level: Intermediate.
Testing method: Proctored assessment scheduled through Pearson VUE.
Duration: 100 minutes.
Questions: Microsoft Learn does not publish a fixed public question count on the exam page. Many current preparation sources estimate about 65 questions, so these practice tests use a proportional 31-minute timer for 20 questions.
Question types: Multiple-choice, multiple-response, scenario-based items, and possible interactive components.
Passing score: The official public exam page does not list a passing score. Confirm the active score requirement during exam registration.
Exam fee: GitHub certification exams are listed at $99 USD, with regional pricing possible depending on where the exam is proctored.
Eligibility Requirements
Formal prerequisite: No mandatory prerequisite certification is listed on the public GitHub Advanced Security exam page.
Recommended experience: Candidates should have experience using GitHub Advanced Security to secure code, secrets, and dependencies across the software development lifecycle.
Platform knowledge: Candidates should understand GitHub repositories, pull requests, GitHub Actions, CI/CD concepts, alert workflows, code scanning, secret protection, dependency security, and secure development principles.
Enterprise knowledge: Experience with organization and enterprise settings, role-based access, rulesets, policy inheritance, security managers, bypass permissions, and large-scale rollout is helpful.
Preparation resources: Review the official GH-500 study guide, GitHub documentation, Microsoft Learn modules, hands-on GitHub Advanced Security labs, and practice questions before scheduling the exam.
GH-500 Domain Weights — Current Exam Skills
The current GitHub Advanced Security exam outline uses six official skill areas. The practice page includes seven domain-wise tests because Code Security and CodeQL are separated for deeper focused study.
| Domain | Official Skill Area | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Domain 1 | Describe GitHub Security Suites, Features, and Ecosystem | 15–20% |
| Domain 2 | Configure and Use Secret Protection | 15–20% |
| Domain 3 | Configure and Use Supply Chain Security | 15–20% |
| Domain 4 | Configure and Use Code Security | 10–15% |
| Domain 5 | Security Operations: Best Practices, Prioritization, and Remediation | 15–20% |
| Domain 6 | GitHub Security Suites Administration | 10–15% |
How Our Practice Tests Are Designed
Official blueprint alignment — The mixed and domain-wise tests follow the current GH-500 skill areas: GitHub Security suites, Secret Protection, Supply Chain Security, Code Security, Security Operations, and GitHub Security Suites Administration.
Practical DevSecOps scenarios — Questions focus on real decisions made by developers, security engineers, and administrators, including enabling features, interpreting alerts, choosing remediation actions, configuring policies, reviewing dependency risk, and scaling security controls.
Proportional timer — The official exam duration is 100 minutes. Because the public page does not publish a fixed question count, these 20-question practice tests use about 31 minutes, based on the commonly reported 65-question exam pace.
Focused remediation — Use mixed tests to measure overall readiness, then use domain-wise tests to strengthen weak areas. For example, repeated misses in Secret Protection, Supply Chain Security, CodeQL, or enterprise administration should guide your next study block.
GH-500 Exam Preparation Tips
Study Strategy
Start with the current study guide: GitHub renamed several areas in the newer blueprint, including Secret Protection, Supply Chain Security, and Code Security. Study the current names and understand how they map to older terms like secret scanning, Dependabot, dependency review, and code scanning.
Practice feature configuration: Know how to enable and configure GHAS features at repository, organization, and enterprise levels, including defaults, inheritance, role permissions, and policy boundaries.
Connect alerts to remediation: Study the full alert lifecycle for secrets, dependencies, and code scanning findings. Understand when to fix, dismiss, ignore, escalate, create campaigns, or apply exceptions.
Review enterprise governance: GH-500 is not only about individual repositories. Prepare for questions on security managers, delegated bypass, rulesets, APIs, automation, organization policies, and rollout strategy.
Test-Taking Strategy
Read for the security suite: Identify whether the scenario belongs to Secret Protection, Supply Chain Security, Code Security, Security Operations, or enterprise administration before selecting an answer.
Choose prevention-first answers: Prefer options that prevent exposure early, preserve developer workflow, enforce policy appropriately, and give security teams enough visibility to manage risk at scale.
Manage the timer: The official exam is 100 minutes. These practice tests give about 31 minutes for 20 questions so you can build a steady pace without rushing scenario details.
Avoid over-broad bypasses: Eliminate answers that disable protections globally, bypass security without evidence, dismiss alerts without documentation, or weaken governance controls unnecessarily.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to Test Your GH-500 Knowledge?
Start with a mixed GitHub Advanced Security practice test to measure your readiness, then use the domain-wise tests to strengthen weak areas before exam day.
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