GitHub now officially requires token-based authentication for its command line interface, third-party apps, and services that access Git repositories hosted on the platform. I've been writing about ...

Following a massive cache of LinkedIn passwords being dumped online last month, users of another online service — GitHub — have become the latest target of a password reuse attack as hackers ...

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 ...

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 ...

On May 11, 2021, GitHub security engineer Kevin Jones updated the official blog and announced that the physical device 'security key' can now be used to authenticate SSH connections. Titan ' and ...

GitHub is home to many of the world's greatest open-source projects and to ensure continued protection to GitHub users and projects it no longer accepts Git password authentication for CLI operations ...

Protecting passwords is a critical yet challenging part of cybersecurity. Yesterday, it became an issue for code repository site GitHub, which had to announce to a small number of its users that a ...

The number of unauthorized attempts rose as criminals tried stolen passwords from other sites against GitHub accounts and successfully logged in to several of them Confirming that people who should ...

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If you cannot link your GitHub or Google account with Microsoft account (MSA), then this post tells you how to do it & offers troubleshooting tips if you face issues. When you sign in with GitHub, ...