not-enough-github-advanced-security-licenses.md

title	Not enough GitHub Advanced Security licenses
shortTitle	Not enough GHAS licenses
intro	If you are on a subscription-based billing model for GHAS, you need available GHAS licenses to enable GHAS features on a private{% ifversion ghec or ghes %} or internal{% endif %} repository.
permissions	{% data reusables.permissions.security-org-enable %}
versions	feature security-configurations
redirect_from	/code-security/securing-your-organization/troubleshooting-security-configurations/not-enough-github-advanced-security-licenses /code-security/how-tos/secure-at-scale/troubleshoot-security-configurations/not-enough-github-advanced-security-licenses
contentType	reference

If you are on a volume / subscription-based billing model for {% data variables.product.prodname_GHAS %} (GHAS), you must have an available GHAS license for any additional unique active committers to enable GHAS features on a private{% ifversion ghec or ghes %} or internal{% endif %} repository. To learn about GHAS licensing, as well as unique and active committers, see AUTOTITLE.

If you try to apply a {% data variables.product.prodname_security_configuration %} with GHAS features to your repositories and don't have enough GHAS licenses, the configuration will only be successfully applied to public repositories. For private {% ifversion ghec or ghes %}and internal {% endif %}repositories, only free security features will be enabled due to the license limitation, resulting in the following outcomes:

• Free security features enabled in the configuration will be enabled for all private {% ifversion ghec or ghes %}and internal {% endif %}repositories.
• GHAS features will not be enabled for any private {% ifversion ghec or ghes %}or internal {% endif %}repositories.
• The {% data variables.product.prodname_security_configuration %} will not be applied to any private {% ifversion ghec or ghes %}or internal {% endif %}repositories, since only some features from the configuration are enabled.

For more information on managing GHAS licenses for your organization, see AUTOTITLE.