GitHub urges users to enable 2FA after going passwordless

guest · Aug 18, 2021

GitHub urges users to enable 2FA after going passwordless
August 18, 2021
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...users-to-enable-2fa-after-going-passwordless/

GitHub urges its user base to toggle on two-factor authentication (2FA) after deprecating password-based authentication for Git operations.

"If you have not done so already, please take this moment to enable 2FA for your GitHub account," the company's Chief Security Officer Mike Hanley said.
"The benefits of multifactor authentication are widely documented and protect against a wide range of attacks, such as phishing."

Hanley recommends using one of several 2FA options available on GitHub, including physical security keys, virtual security keys built into devices such as phones and laptops, or Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) authenticator apps.
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Why is 2FA important?
Enforcing passwordless authentication via Git operations is important because it increases GitHub accounts' resilience against takeover attempts by preventing attackers' attempts to use stolen credentials or reused passwords to hijack accounts.

As Alex Weinert, Microsoft's Director of Identity Security, said a couple of years ago, "your password doesn't matter, but MFA does! Based on our studies, your account is more than 99.9% less likely to be compromised if you use MFA."
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