Software repository platform GitHub is once again encouraging users to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) to better secure their accounts. The Microsoft-owned hosting service has had support for 2FA for eight years, and is now pushing for a wider use of the feature after it stopped accepting account passwords for authenticating Git operations. The post GitHub Encourages Users to Adopt Two-Factor Authentication appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Software repository platform GitHub is once again encouraging users to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) to better secure their accounts.
The Microsoft-owned hosting service has had support for 2FA for eight years, and is now pushing for a wider use of the feature after it stopped accepting account passwords for authenticating Git operations.
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