Resolve GitHub Secret Scanning alerts using GitHub Copilot Agent

  • Module
  • 11 Units
Intermediate
Developer
GitHub
Visual Studio Code

This module covers how to identify and remediate GitHub Secret Scanning alerts using GitHub Copilot's Ask and Agent modes. The training focuses on detecting hard-coded secrets in source code and implementing secure configuration patterns to replace them.

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you're able to:

  • Identify the tools that GitHub provides for security and code quality.
  • Explain the security risks of hard-coded secrets in source code.
  • Configure and use GitHub Secret Scanning and push protection.
  • Navigate and manage secret scanning alerts in GitHub repositories.
  • Analyze security alerts using GitHub Copilot's Ask mode.
  • Remediate hard-coded secrets using GitHub Copilot's Agent mode.

Prerequisites

  • Experience using Git and GitHub for version control.
  • Experience using GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code.
  • Experience developing C# applications.
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