editing-a-custom-security-configuration.md

title	Editing a custom security configuration
shortTitle	Edit custom configuration
intro	Meet the security needs of your repositories by editing your {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %}.
permissions	{% data reusables.permissions.security-org-enable %}
versions	feature security-configurations
redirect_from	/code-security/securing-your-organization/managing-the-security-of-your-organization/editing-a-custom-security-configuration
contentType	how-tos
category	Secure at scale

{% data reusables.profile.access_org %} {% data reusables.organizations.org_settings %} {% data reusables.security-configurations.view-configurations-page %}

1. {% ifversion ghas-products %}Under "{% data variables.product.prodname_security_configurations_caps %}"{% else %}In the "Code {% data variables.product.prodname_security_configurations %}" section{% endif %}, click the name of the {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %} you want to edit.

   {% data reusables.security-configurations.default-configuration-exception-repo-transfers %}

2. Edit the name and description of your {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %} as desired.

3. Edit the enablement settings of your {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %} as desired.

4. In the "Policy" section, you can modify the configuration's enforcement status. Enforcing a configuration will block repository owners from changing features that are enabled or disabled by the configuration, but features that are not set aren't enforced. Next to "Enforce configuration", select Enforce or Don't enforce from the dropdown menu.

   {% data reusables.code-scanning.security-configuration-enforcement-edge-cases %}

5. To apply your changes, click Update configuration.