200-901 Application Deployment and Security Practice Question
A company uses GitHub Actions for CI/CD. They want to automatically scan dependencies for known vulnerabilities on every push. Which action should be added to the workflow?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the distinction between tools that scan custom code (CodeQL) versus tools that scan dependencies (Dependabot), leading candidates to confuse CodeQL's security scanning capability with dependency vulnerability scanning.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Dependabot
Dependabot is the correct GitHub-native tool for automatically scanning dependencies for known vulnerabilities on every push. It monitors the dependency manifest files (e.g., package.json, requirements.txt) against the GitHub Advisory Database and opens pull requests to update vulnerable packages. This directly meets the requirement of scanning dependencies for known vulnerabilities in a CI/CD workflow.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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CodeQL
Why it's wrong here
CodeQL performs code analysis, not dependency scanning.
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ESLint
Why it's wrong here
ESLint is a linter for code style, not dependency scanning.
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GitHub Secret Scanning
Why it's wrong here
Secret scanning detects exposed credentials, not dependency vulnerabilities.
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Dependabot
Why this is correct
Dependabot checks for vulnerable dependencies and can create pull requests to update them.
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