GitHub now supports security keys and biometric options for authentication

mood · Aug 22, 2019

Great news for developers, GitHub now supports security keys and biometric options for authentication
August 22, 2019
https://mspoweruser.com/great-news-...eys-and-biometric-options-for-authentication/

If you are a regular GitHub user, you must be aware of the fact that account security is critical. Passwords are simply not enough to protect online accounts. In order improve the security of GitHub accounts, GitHub yesterday announced easy-to-use authentication options through support for Web Authentication (WebAuthn) standard.

With WebAuthn support, you can now use physical security keys for two-factor authentication on GitHub. If you don’t have physical security key, you can also use your laptop or phone as a security.
Since platform support is not yet ubiquitous, GitHub currently supports security keys as a supplemental second factor. In the future, GitHub will make security keys as a primary second factor.
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GitHub: GitHub supports Web Authentication (WebAuthn) for security keys

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