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Purpose of this document
This study guide should help you understand what to expect on the exam and includes a summary of the topics the exam might cover and links to additional resources. The information and materials in this document should help you focus your studies as you prepare for the exam.
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About the exam
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The bullets that follow each of the skills measured are intended to illustrate how we are assessing that skill. Related topics may be covered in the exam.
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Most questions cover features that are general availability (GA). The exam may contain questions on Preview features if those features are commonly used.
Skills measured as of July 2026
Audience profile
Candidates for this exam should have experience administering GitHub Enterprise environments, including user identity and access management, GitHub Actions, enterprise-level governance, and the administration of features that support secure software development (such as GitHub Advanced Security). Administrators in this role support both GitHub Enterprise Cloud and Server deployments and collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to ensure effective use of GitHub tools and services.
Skills at a glance
Manage GitHub identities and access (15–20%)
Administer GitHub Enterprise environment (10–15%)
Implement secure software development and compliance (25–30%)
Manage GitHub Actions (20–25%)
Monitor and optimize GitHub usage (10–15%)
Manage GitHub identities and access (15–20%)
Manage user identities and authentication
Describe differences between managed users and personal accounts
Configure and enforce SAML SSO and 2FA
Understand SCIM and team synchronization: implementation and key differences
Choose and configure identity providers
Explain GitHub’s authentication and authorization model
Manage access and permissions
Configure organization and repository roles
Define and manage enterprise teams
Audit access and permissions
Manage settings, policies, rulesets, and roles
Administer GitHub Enterprise environment (10–15%)
Support GitHub Enterprise users and stakeholders
Identify issues resolvable by admins vs GitHub Support
Generate support bundles and diagnostics
Recommend standards for developer processes
Define standards for workflows, branching, reviews, and releases
Manage deployment and licensing
Describe GitHub Enterprise deployment scenarios (GHEC with EMU, GHEC with Data Residency + EMU, GHEC with personal accounts, GHES)
Explain licensing and billing models
Monitor license usage and consumption
Implement secure software development and compliance (25–30%)
Configure security policies and rulesets
Define organization and enterprise policies
Strengthen enterprise security posture and data protection
Implement audit logging and reporting
Enable repository security features
Configure vulnerability alerts, secret scanning, and CodeQL
Manage Dependabot and security advisories
Define and implement a security response plan
Manage API access and integrations
Configure personal access tokens
Understand rate limits for PATs and GitHub Apps
Describe GitHub Apps and OAuth Apps
Approve or deny app usage based on policy
Manage GitHub Actions (20–25%)
Configure workflows and reusable components
Configure and manage reuse of actions and workflows to the enterprise repository
Apply organizational policies for GitHub Actions
Manage runners
Manage runner groups and administer GitHub-hosted vs. self-hosted runner options
Apply IP allow lists and configure networking (including Azure private networking)
Monitor and troubleshoot runner performance
Manage encrypted secrets
Define scope and access for secrets
Configure secrets at organization and repository levels
Integrate third-party vaults
Monitor and optimize GitHub usage (10–15%)
Monitor enterprise usage and activity
Analyze audit logs and API usage
Distinguish admin responsibilities vs. GitHub Support and generate diagnostics
Evaluate enterprise usage patterns to identify adoption, activity, and underutilized features
Optimize cost and performance
Interpret usage reports for metered products
Recommend strategies for license and resource optimization
Study resources
We recommend that you train and get hands-on experience before you take the exam. We offer self-study options and classroom training as well as links to documentation, community sites, and videos.
| Study resources | Links to learning and documentation |
|---|---|
| Get trained | Choose from self-paced learning paths and modules or take an instructor-led course on Microsoft Learn – GitHub Administration Part 1 of 2 and GitHub Administration Part 2 of 2 |
| Find documentation | Support GitHub Enterprise for users and key stakeholders Manage user identities and GitHub authentication Describe how GitHub is deployed, distributed, and licensed Manage access and permissions based on membership Enable secure software development and ensure compliance Manage GitHub Actions |
| Ask a question | GitHub Community Discussions |
| Get community support | GitHub Blog |
| Follow GitHub | Twitter |
| Find a video | YouTube |
Change log
This exam has changed significantly (e.g., new objectives were added, some were removed, existing objectives may have moved to different functional groups, and all were reworded) on July, 2026.