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Configure the Microsoft Security DevOps Azure DevOps extensionExtension - Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Learn

Microsoft Security DevOps is a command-line application that integrates static analysis into your development lifecycle. It installs, configures, and runs the latest SDL, security, and compliance analyzers by using portable configurations to ensure consistent, deterministic execution acrossin all environments.

Microsoft Security DevOps uses the following open-source tools:

Note

As of September 20, 2023, the secrets scanning (CredScan) tool within the Microsoft Security DevOps (MSDO) Extension for Azure DevOps has beenis deprecated. MSDO secrets scanning is replaced withby GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps.

Prerequisites

Before you install the extension, make sureensure you meet the following prerequisite:

  • You need Project Collection Administrator privileges in your Azure DevOps organization to install the extension. If you don't have access, request these privileges from your Azure DevOps administrator.

    Note

    If you've already installed the Microsoft Security DevOps extension, it is's listed in the Installed tab.

  1. Select Microsoft Security DevOps.

    Screenshot that shows where to select Microsoft Security DevOps.

To configure a pipeline with YAML:

  1. Sign intoin to Azure DevOps.

  2. Select your project.

  3. Go to Pipelines > New pipeline.

    Note

    Install the SARIF SAST Scans Tab extension to automatically display SARIF analysis results in the pipeline’pipeline's Scans tab.

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