GitHub Enterprise Administration
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GitHub Enterprise Administration
This course is part of Mastering GitHub Specialization
Instructors: Alfredo Deza
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What you'll learn
Configure enterprise identity management with SAML SSO, Enterprise Managed Users, two-factor authentication, and the principle of least privilege
Manage repository security using the security tab, dependency graphs, Dependabot alerts, and hierarchical feature controls
Automate enterprise workflows with GitHub Actions API, self-hosted runners, and GitHub Packages registries
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March 2026
3 assignments
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There are 3 modules in this course
Master GitHub Enterprise administration across seven critical domains. You will configure identity management using SAML SSO and Enterprise Managed Users with identity providers like Azure Active Directory and Okta. You will enforce the principle of least privilege by setting access permissions at the enterprise, organization, team, and repository levels, assigning roles such as member, owner, maintainer, and triage to match each user's responsibilities.
The course covers security compliance through the security tab, dependency graphs, Dependabot alerts, and repository insights for monitoring project health. You will manage GitHub Actions at the enterprise scale using the Actions API to configure allowed actions, self-hosted runners, and workflow policies across organizations. You will also host and distribute software through GitHub Packages, including the container registry, RubyGems, npm, Maven, and NuGet registries. Each module includes hands-on demonstrations in the GitHub interface, from configuring organization settings and billing consoles to compiling Python from source in Codespaces. You will apply Kaizen continuous improvement methodology and the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle to systematically optimize enterprise workflows.
Covers the GitHub administration console, Codespaces for MLOps, SAML SSO, Enterprise Managed Users, two-factor authentication, authentication layers, the principle of least privilege, and enterprise billing.
What's included
9 videos5 readings1 assignment
9 videosβ’Total 29 minutes
- Identity and Access Managementβ’3 minutes
- Enterprise Managed Usersβ’4 minutes
- Two-Factor Authenticationβ’4 minutes
- Authentication and Security Conceptsβ’4 minutes
- Principle of Least Privilegeβ’2 minutes
- Enterprise Billing Consoleβ’3 minutes
- GitHub Administration Consoleβ’4 minutes
- GitHub Ecosystem for MLOpsβ’4 minutes
- Cloud Developer Workspacesβ’2 minutes
5 readingsβ’Total 5 minutes
- Key Terms: Identity, Authentication, and Deploymentβ’1 minute
- About this courseβ’1 minute
- Reflection: Identity, Authentication, and Deploymentβ’1 minute
- Key Terms: Enterprise Overview and Administrationβ’1 minute
- Reflection: Enterprise Overview and Administrationβ’1 minute
1 assignmentβ’Total 5 minutes
- Enterprise Users, Identity, and Deploymentβ’5 minutes
Covers access permissions and rules, repository permission levels, visibility options, privacy settings, collaborators, organization settings, teams and roles, the security tab, Dependabot, repository insights, MLOps workflows, feature management, and Kaizen methodology
What's included
12 videos6 readings1 assignment
12 videosβ’Total 44 minutes
- Managing Collaboratorsβ’3 minutes
- Organization Settingsβ’4 minutes
- Members, Teams, and Rolesβ’4 minutes
- Access Permissions and Rulesβ’5 minutes
- Repository Permission Levelsβ’3 minutes
- Repository Visibility Optionsβ’4 minutes
- Repository Privacy Settingsβ’3 minutes
- Security Tab Featuresβ’4 minutes
- Repository Insightsβ’2 minutes
- Heavy vs Light MLOpsβ’4 minutes
- Enabling and Disabling Featuresβ’4 minutes
- Kaizen Methodologyβ’4 minutes
6 readingsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Key Terms: Organization Management and Collaborationβ’10 minutes
- Reflection: Organization Management and Collaborationβ’10 minutes
- Key Terms: Managing Access and Permissionsβ’10 minutes
- Reflection: Managing Access and Permissionsβ’10 minutes
- Key Terms: Security, Compliance, and Governanceβ’10 minutes
- Reflection: Security, Compliance, and Governanceβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 5 minutes
- Access, Permissions, and Security Complianceβ’5 minutes
Covers managing GitHub Actions in the enterprise via the API, CI workflows across cloud environments, GitHub Actions demonstrations, compiling Python in Codespaces, GitHub Packages registries, automated publishing with Actions, and the distinction between packages and releases.
What's included
6 videos7 readings1 assignment
6 videosβ’Total 32 minutes
- Demo: GitHub Actionsβ’4 minutes
- Compiling Python in Codespacesβ’19 minutes
- Enterprise Package Registryβ’2 minutes
- GitHub Packages Capabilitiesβ’2 minutes
- Publishing Packages with Actionsβ’2 minutes
- Packages vs Releasesβ’3 minutes
7 readingsβ’Total 70 minutes
- Reflection: GitHub Actions in Practiceβ’10 minutes
- Key Terms: Managing GitHub Actions in the Enterpriseβ’10 minutes
- Reflection: Managing GitHub Actions in the Enterpriseβ’10 minutes
- Key Terms: GitHub Packages and Registry Managementβ’10 minutes
- Key Terms: Publishing and Release Managementβ’10 minutes
- Key Terms: Certification Preparation and Next Stepsβ’10 minutes
- Next Stepsβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 15 minutes
- GitHub Enterprise Administrationβ’15 minutes
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No. The course uses the GitHub interface to demonstrate enterprise features and concepts. You can follow along with a free GitHub account for most demonstrations, though some enterprise-specific features like Enterprise Managed Users require an enterprise license to practice hands-on.
The course covers enterprise administration concepts that apply to both GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Enterprise Server, with demonstrations primarily using the cloud-hosted GitHub interface. The seven domains β from identity management to package registries β are relevant regardless of your deployment model.
The course covers the seven domains tested in GitHub enterprise administration certification. Each module maps to certification objectives including enterprise users and identity, access permissions and security compliance, and GitHub Actions and package management at enterprise scale.
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