---
title: About licensing for GitHub Advanced Security
intro: 'You need a license to use {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %} features, such as {% data variables.product.prodname_code_scanning %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_secret_scanning %}.'
product: '{% data reusables.gated-features.ghas %}'
versions:
  enterprise-server: '>=3.1'
type: overview
topics:
  - Advanced Security
  - Enterprise
  - Licensing
  - Security
---

### About licensing for {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %}

You can make extra features for code security available to users by buying and uploading a license for {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %}. For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %}, see "[About {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %}](/github/getting-started-with-github/about-github-advanced-security)."

{% data reusables.advanced-security.license-overview %}

To discuss licensing {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %} for {% data variables.product.product_name %}, contact {% data variables.contact.contact_enterprise_sales %}. To enable {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %}, see "[Enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %} for your appliance](/admin/advanced-security/enabling-github-advanced-security-for-your-enterprise)."

### About committer numbers for {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %}

{% data reusables.advanced-security.about-committer-numbers-ghec-ghes %}

### Managing your license usage for {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %}

{% data reusables.advanced-security.managing-license-usage-ghec-ghes %}

You can enforce policies to allow or disallow the use of {% data variables.product.prodname_advanced_security %} by organizations owned by your enterprise account. For more information, see "[Enforcing policies for {% data variables.product.prodname_advanced_security %} in your enterprise](/admin/policies/enforcing-policies-for-advanced-security-in-your-enterprise)."

For more information on viewing license usage, see "[Viewing your {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %} usage](/admin/advanced-security/viewing-your-github-advanced-security-usage)."

### Getting the most out of your {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %} license

{% data reusables.advanced-security.getting-the-most-from-your-license %}