GH-100: GitHub Administration

The GitHub Administration certification exam has been developed for IT professionals and DevOps engineers who manage GitHub Enterprise environments. The certification validates your ability to secure, scale, and streamline GitHub usage across organizations.

Who should take the Exam?

The GH-100: GitHub Administration exam has been developed for system administrators, software developers, application administrators, and IT professionals with intermediate-level experience in GitHub Enterprise Administration.

Skills Required

GH-100: GitHub Administration exam requires the following skills - 

• Git fundamentals: Cloning, pushing, pulling, forking, branching, and merging
• GitHub basics: Repositories, pull requests, issues, and workflows
• CI/CD concepts: Understanding pipelines, runners, and workflow jobs
• Identity management principles: SAML, OAuth, SCIM, team syncing, RBAC
• Basic scripting: Bash, PowerShell, or similar for automating tasks
• DevSecOps awareness: Code scanning, secret scanning, dependency management
• Familiarity with GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Actions is especially helpful.

Exam Details

• Code: GH‑100

• Duration: 100 minutes

• Format: Multiple-choice & scenario-based

• Language: English

• Valid For: 2 years

Course Outline 

The GH-100: GitHub Administration exam covers the following topics - 

• Module 1: Describe how to support GitHub Enterprise for users and key stakeholders (15%)
• Module 2: Describe how to manage user identities and GitHub authentication (20%)
• Module 3: Describe how GitHub is deployed, distributed, and licensed (5%)
• Module 4: Describe how to Manage access and permissions based on membership (20%)
• Module 5: Describe to enable secure software development and ensure compliance (15%)
• Module 6: Describe managing GitHub Actions (20%)Module 7: Describe Manage GitHub Packages (5%)