Prerequisites

To set up a trial of GitHub Advanced Security using this method, you must meet the following criteria:

1. Be an owner of an enterprise account. SeeEnterprise accounts.
2. Pay by credit card or PayPal.
3. Have not previously purchased or had a trial of GitHub Advanced Security.
4. You are not already using metered billing for GitHub Advanced Security.

Setting up your trial of GitHub Advanced Security

1. In the top-right corner of GitHub, click your profile picture.

2. Depending on your environment, clickEnterprise, or clickEnterprises then click the enterprise you want to view.

3. At the top of the page, click Billing and licensing.

4. ClickLicensing to show detailed information on license use.

5. To the right of "GitHub Advanced Security", clickStart free trial.

6. ClickStart trial.

   During a trial of GitHub Advanced Security, you can add any number of committers and enable GitHub Secret Protection and GitHub Code Security for any number of organizations.

Finishing your trial

You can finish your trial at any time by purchasing licenses for GitHub Secret Protection or GitHub Code Security. If you haven't made a purchase by the end of the 30 days, your trial will expire.

If you pay for GitHub Enterprise Cloud with metered billing, but did not set up a free trial of GitHub Advanced Security, you can still use metered-based billing to pay for Advanced Security products after the GitHub Enterprise Cloud trial ends. For more information, contactGitHub's Sales team.

1. In the top-right corner of GitHub, click your profile picture.
2. Depending on your environment, clickEnterprise, or clickEnterprises then click the enterprise you want to view.
3. At the top of the page, clickSettings.
4. At the top of the page, click Billing and licensing.
5. ClickLicensing to show detailed information on license use.
6. To the right of "GitHub Advanced Security trial", select theManage dropdown menu and clickPurchase.
7. Confirm your billing information and payment method.
8. ClickPurchase Advanced Security.

Note that GitHub may apply a temporary authorization hold for the value of the usage-based costs in advance, which will appear as a pending charge in your account's payment method.

Next steps

1. Enabling security features in your trial enterprise
2. Exploring your enterprise trial of GitHub Secret Protection
3. Exploring your enterprise trial of GitHub Code Security