Microsoft GH-500 Exam - Topic 4 Question 4 Discussion

Actual exam question for Microsoft's GH-500 exam

Question #: 4
Topic #: 4

[All GH-500 Questions]

-- [Configure GitHub Advanced Security Tools in GitHub Enterprise]

What role is required to change a repository's code scanning severity threshold that fails a pull request status check?

AMaintain

BWrite

CTriage

DAdmin

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Suggested Answer: D

To change the threshold that defines whether a pull request fails due to code scanning alerts (such as blocking merges based on severity), the user must have Admin access on the repository. This is because modifying these settings falls under repository configuration privileges.

Users with Write, Maintain, or Triage roles do not have the required access to modify rulesets or status check policies.

by Dolores at Aug 16, 2025, 02:37 AM

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Von

9 months ago

Nope, it's definitely not Triage.

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Terrilyn

9 months ago

Wait, can you really change severity thresholds? Sounds risky!

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Glenn

10 months ago

Admin makes sense, but what if you have custom roles?

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Dierdre

10 months ago

I thought it was the Maintain role?

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Gilma

10 months ago

It's definitely the Admin role.

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Brendan

10 months ago

If I recall correctly, only Admins can change those settings, but I could be mixing it up with another topic we covered.

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Asha

11 months ago

I feel like I've seen a similar question before, and it was about the Write role, but that seems too limited for changing severity thresholds.

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Elza

11 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about the Triage role having some permissions related to managing checks.

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Alberta

11 months ago

I think it might be the Admin role since they usually have full control over repository settings.

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Josephine

11 months ago

I think the key here is understanding the different GitHub roles and their associated permissions. Based on the options provided, my best guess would be the "Maintain" role, as that seems to align with the ability to change security-related settings.

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Hollis

11 months ago

I'm a bit unsure on this one. The options seem to indicate it could be either the "Maintain" or "Admin" role, but I'm not totally sure which one would have the specific permissions needed.

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Jerlene

11 months ago

Okay, let's see. The question is asking about the role needed to change a repository's code scanning severity threshold. I'm guessing that would require some kind of administrative or maintenance-level access.

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