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-- [Describe GitHub Advanced Security Best Practices]
Which of the following benefits do code scanning, secret scanning, and dependency review provide?
These three features provide a complete layer of defense:
Code scanning identifies security flaws in your source code
Secret scanning detects exposed credentials
Dependency review shows the impact of package changes during a pull request
Together, they give developers actionable insight into risk and coverage throughout the SDLC.
-- [Use Code Scanning with CodeQL]
Where can you view code scanning results from CodeQL analysis?
All results from CodeQL analysis appear under the repository's code scanning alerts tab. This section is part of the Security tab and provides a list of all current, fixed, and dismissed alerts found by CodeQL.
A CodeQL database is used internally during scanning but does not display results. Query packs contain rules, not results. Security advisories are for published vulnerabilities, not per-repo findings.
-- [Use Code Scanning with CodeQL]
How would you build your code within the CodeQL analysis workflow? (Each answer presents a complete solution. Choose two.)
Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation:
When setting up CodeQL analysis for compiled languages, there are two primary methods to build your code:
GitHub Docs
Autobuild: CodeQL attempts to automatically build your codebase using the most likely build method. This is suitable for standard build processes.
GitHub Docs
Custom Build Steps: For complex or non-standard build processes, you can implement custom build steps by specifying explicit build commands in your workflow. This provides greater control over the build process.
GitHub Docs
The init action initializes the CodeQL analysis but does not build the code. The jobs.analyze.runs-on specifies the operating system for the runner but is not directly related to building the code. Uploading compiled binaries is not a method supported by CodeQL for analysis.
-- [Configure and Use Dependency Management]
You are a maintainer of a repository and Dependabot notifies you of a vulnerability. Where could the vulnerability have been disclosed? (Each answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation:
Dependabot alerts are generated based on data from various sources:
National Vulnerability Database (NVD): A comprehensive repository of known vulnerabilities, which GitHub integrates into its advisory database.
GitHub Docs
Security Advisories Reported on GitHub: GitHub allows maintainers and security researchers to report and discuss vulnerabilities, which are then included in the advisory database.
The dependency graph and manifest/lock files are tools used by GitHub to determine which dependencies are present in a repository but are not sources of vulnerability disclosures themselves.
-- [Configure and Use Dependency Management]
Which of the following options would close a Dependabot alert?
A Dependabot alert is only marked as resolved when the related vulnerability is no longer present in your code --- specifically after you merge a pull request that updates the vulnerable dependency.
Simply viewing alerts or graphs does not affect their status. Ignoring the alert by leaving the repo unchanged keeps the vulnerability active and unresolved.
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