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GHAS Deep Dive: CodeQL Analysis, Secret Scanning, and Dependency Security

Deep technical dive into GHAS Domains 1-3. CodeQL database creation, query filters, alert lifecycle, custom queries, secret scanning custom pattern regex, push protection bypass workflow, Dependabot version vs security updates, dependency review fail-on-severity, and SLSA supply chain levels.

GitHub Advanced Security has three deeply interconnected pillars: code scanning powered by CodeQL, secret scanning with push protection, and supply chain security through Dependabot and dependency review. The GHAS certification exam goes beyond "how to enable" and into "how it works" — which means you need to understand CodeQL database construction, the full alert lifecycle, how custom secret scanning …

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