Only 2 weeks left to enable 2FA for your GitHub account
Posted by jpluimers on 2023/08/29
If you haven’t done so already, then enable 2FA for your GitHub account now: This will be a requirement in 2 weeks time.
The 2FA/MFA possibility started about half a year ago with [Wayback/Archive] Raising the bar for software security: GitHub 2FA begins March 13 – The GitHub Blog
You can have various means of 2FA, which al start with a choice between:
- An OTP app (pick your choice, for instance from for instanceComparison of OTP applications – Wikipedia)
- SMS/text (not really recommended due to SIM swap scam – Wikipedia)
After completing either of those those, you can view/download a set of backup codes, and you can add more factors to your Multi-factor authentication setup up to these:
- OTP Authenticator app (maximum 1 app)
- SMS/text number (maximum 1 phone number)
- Security keys (many devices)
- [Wayback/Archive] GitHub Mobile (many devices)
At any time you can add/edit/delete these at [Wayback/Archive] github.com/settings/security
Start today
The important thing is to have at least one extra factor (besides your username/email and password), so start today at [Wayback/Archive] github.com/settings/two_factor_authentication/setup/intro, complete (or confirm) your login and then enable your first GitHub 2FA and optionally add more factors.
Because of your contributions on GitHub, two-factor authentication will be required for your account starting Oct 12, 2023. Thank you for helping keep the ecosystem safe! Learn more about our two-factor authentication initiative.
Related: [Wayback/Archive] About two-factor authentication – GitHub Docs
–jeroen
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