editing-a-custom-security-configuration.md

title	shortTitle	intro	permissions	versions	topics
Editing a custom security configuration	Edit custom configuration	Change the enablement settings in your {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %} to better meet the security needs of your repositories.	{% data reusables.permissions.security-org-enable %}	feature security-configurations	Code Security Secret Protection Organizations Security

About editing a {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %}

After creating and applying a {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %}, you may need to edit the enablement settings for that configuration to better secure your repositories. Any changes you make to the enablement settings of a {% data variables.product.prodname_security_configuration %} will automatically populate to all linked repositories.

To determine if your {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %} is meeting your security needs, see AUTOTITLE.

{% ifversion security-configurations-cloud %}

Note

The {% data variables.product.prodname_github_security_configuration %} is managed by {% data variables.product.company_short %} and cannot be edited. If you would like to customize your security enablement settings, you need to create a {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %}. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

{% endif %}

Modifying your {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %}

{% data reusables.profile.access_org %} {% data reusables.organizations.org_settings %} {% data reusables.security-configurations.view-configurations-page %}

1. {% ifversion ghas-products %}Under "{% data variables.product.prodname_security_configurations_caps %}"{% else %}In the "Code {% data variables.product.prodname_security_configurations %}" section{% endif %}, click the name of the {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %} you want to edit.

   {% data reusables.security-configurations.default-configuration-exception-repo-transfers %}

2. Edit the name and description of your {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %} as desired.

3. Edit the enablement settings of your {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %} as desired.

4. In the "Policy" section, you can modify the configuration's enforcement status. Enforcing a configuration will block repository owners from changing features that are enabled or disabled by the configuration, but features that are not set aren't enforced. Next to "Enforce configuration", select Enforce or Don't enforce from the dropdown menu.

   {% data reusables.code-scanning.custom-security-configuration-enforcement-edge-cases %}

5. To apply your changes, click Update configuration.