Exam GitHub-Advanced-Security Topic 5 Question 41 Discussion

Actual exam question for GitHub's GitHub-Advanced-Security exam
Question #: 41
Topic #: 5
A secret scanning alert should be closed as "used in tests" when a secret is:

Suggested Answer: C Vote an answer

If a secret isintentionally used in a test environmentandposes no real-world security risk, you may close the alert with the reason"used in tests". This helps reduce noise and clarify that the alert was reviewed and accepted as non-critical.
Just being in a test file isn't enough unless itspurpose is purely for testing.

by Montague at Jun 30, 2025, 11:24 AM

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