How can an existing security policy be temporarily stopped from being enforced without deleting it?

Move the policy to a different group

When does GitLab evaluate a scan result policy for a merge request?

Before the merge request is created

Only when a user manually triggers the evaluation

During the merge request pipeline, after the security scans have completed

After the merge request is merged

A security manager wants to review how often a specific security policy has blocked merge requests over the past month. They also want to see which users were affected. Which GitLab feature should they use?

The merge request analytics page, which shows approval rates but not policy blocks.

The security dashboard, which shows policy violations and merge request blocks.

The audit events log, which records all policy changes but not merge request blocks.

The policy's version history, which shows edits but not enforcement statistics.

What happens to the version history of a security policy when it is edited in GitLab?

The previous version is permanently deleted

The version number is reset to 1.0

A new version is created, and previous versions remain accessible

The policy must be re-approved by all project members

Which of the following methods can be used to create a new security policy in GitLab?

Only through the GitLab command-line tool (glab)

Only by contacting GitLab support to enable the feature

Only by editing the .gitlab-ci.yml file in the repository

Through the GitLab UI or the GitLab API

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Configure Security Policies GITLAB-CERTIFIED-SECURITY-SPECIALIST Practice Questions (Page 4)

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How can an existing security policy be temporarily stopped from being enforced without deleting it?
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When does GitLab evaluate a scan result policy for a merge request?
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A security manager wants to review how often a specific security policy has blocked merge requests over the past month. They also want to see which users were affected. Which GitLab feature should they use?
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What happens to the version history of a security policy when it is edited in GitLab?
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Which of the following methods can be used to create a new security policy in GitLab?
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