ZDNet

GitHub pushes users to enable 2FA following end of password authentication for Git operations

GitHub is urging its base of users to enable two-factor authentication as the platform shakes up how it protects accounts from compromise. Everyone needs a password manager. If you're willing to pay a ...
TheServerSide

Was GitHub's password authentication removal an overstep?

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. I can’t help but think GitHub went a little too far with its removal of password based ...
Wired

GitHub’s Hardcore Plan to Roll Out Mandatory Two-Factor

You’ve heard the advice for years: Turn on two-factor authentication everywhere it’s offered. It’s long been clear that using only a username and password to ...
GIGAZINE

GitHub abolishes password authentication when operating Git, token authentication will be required from now on

Developers affected by the deprecation of password authentication will need to switch to authentication using personal access tokens through HTTPS or SSH when working with Git, or enable GitHub ...
GIGAZINE

GitHub tokens leaked from prominent open source projects from Google and Microsoft

It has been discovered that GitHub authentication tokens have been leaked from several well-known open source projects on GitHub, including those from Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and ...