GH-100 : GitHub fundamentals - Administration basics and product features

In this course, you'll learn the basics of GitHub and gain a better understanding of its fundamental features with a hands-on exercise all within a GitHub repository. You'll learn best practices for building, hosting, and maintaining a secure repository on GitHub.

Learning Path1: Introduction to GitHub

• Identify the fundamental features of GitHub.

• Learn about repository management.

• Gain an understanding of the GitHub flow, including branches, commits, and pull requests.

• Explore the collaborative features of GitHub by reviewing issues and discussions.

• Recognize how to manage your GitHub notifications and subscriptions.

Learning Path 2: Introduction to GitHub Administration

• GitHub administrative tasks and their purpose at each hierarchical level.

• The various ways that administrators can configure authentication so that users can access GitHub via the web browser and the git client.

• Hierarchical permission levels and what these permissions allow you to do in GitHub.

Learning Path 3: Introduction to GitHub's products

• Define the difference between the different types of GitHub accounts: Personal, Organization, and Enterprise.

• Explain each GitHub plan: GitHub Free for personal accounts and organizations, GitHub Pro for personal accounts, GitHub Team, and GitHub Enterprise.

• Distinguish the features associated with accessing GitHub on GitHub Mobile and GitHub Desktop.

• Describe a brief overview of GitHub billing and payments.

Learning Path 4: Maintain a secure repository by using GitHub best practices

• Recognize the importance of securing your repository and shifting left in the development lifecycle.

• Identify the tools, GitHub features, and best practices to establish a secure development strategy.

• Keep sensitive files out of your repository by applying the use of a .gitignore file.

• Identify how to detect and fix outdated dependencies with security vulnerabilities.

• Recognize advanced security features such as code scanning and secret scanning.

Learning Path 5: Manage sensitive data and security policies within GitHub

• Create documentation that details security guidelines and useful information for collaborators.

• Set permissions and other rules & Manage repository rulesets.

• Automate processes that prevent security risks & Respond to sensitive data exposure.

• Export audit log records and git events.

Learning Path 6: Authenticate and authorize user identities on GitHub

• Describe GitHub’s authentication and authorization framework—including available methods (personal tokens, SSH, SAML SSO, Enterprise Managed Users) and the administrator’s role in enforcing secure access.

• Manage user and team access to your organization and private repositories using identity providers (e.g., SAML SSO), Team Synchronization, and built‑in auth tools.

• Explain how users access private organization resources and apply best practices to protect sensitive data.

Learning Path 7: GitHub administration for enterprise support and adoption

• Configure enterprise‑grade access by setting up SAML SSO and linking your Server and Cloud environments with GitHub Connect.

• Automate security, dependency updates, and key administrative workflows at scale.

• Centralize member lifecycle management with Enterprise Managed Users and partner with GitHub Enterprise Support for account, security, and abuse issues.

Learning Path 8: Manage GitHub Actions in the enterprise

• Identify the different tools you can use at enterprise and organization levels to manage your actions and workflows.

• Evaluate what the appropriate runners are for your enterprise instance.

• Discover the different configurations available for self-hosted runners, and customize them according to your enterprise use case.

• Understand what encrypted secrets are and how to use them in your actions and workflows.

Learning Path 9: Leverage GitHub Actions to publish to GitHub Packages

• Understand what a Package Repository is and when to use it

• Set up a Continuous Integration (CI) workflow with GitHub Actions to publish to GitHub Packages

• Validate your knowledge with an exercise that checks your ability to publish to a GitHub Packages registry

Identify how to authenticate, install, and manage GitHub Packages.