Open source license compliance generally available
GA8 days agoUnverifiedAdded Oct 17, 2026
Enterprises can now manage their dependencies’ licenses at scale with sophisticated, ruleset-based checks that enforce a centralized policy. Open source license compliance is now generally available for GitHub Enterprise Cloud customers, including data-resident GHEC, for repositories with GitHub Code Security enabled.
Topics: Governance, Security, Developer tools
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Code scanning AI Scan metrics in security overview
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