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integrating-sast-into-github-actions-pipeline

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Integrates CodeQL and Semgrep SAST scanning into GitHub Actions, covering scans on pull requests/pushes, rule tuning to cut false positives, SARIF upload to GitHub Advanced Security, and merge-blocking quality gates for high-severity findings. Use when adding automated code vulnerability detection to CI, enforcing consistent SAST org-wide, or producing SOC 2/PCI DSS/NIST SSDF compliance evidence.

When to use

• When development teams need automated code-level vulnerability detection on every pull request
• When security teams require consistent SAST enforcement across all repositories in an organization
• When migrating from manual or periodic security reviews to continuous security testing
• When compliance frameworks (SOC 2, PCI DSS, NIST SSDF) require evidence of automated code analysis
• When multiple languages coexist in a monorepo and need unified scanning under one workflow

When not to use

• runtime vulnerability detection
• scanning third-party dependencies
• infrastructure-as-code scanning

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