GitHub has announced today that account passwords will no longer be accepted for authenticating Git operations starting tomorrow. This change was first announced last year, in July, when GitHub said ...

GitHub adds support for FIDO2 security keys for Git over SSH to fend off account hijacking and further its plan to stick a fork in the security bane of passwords. GitHub, the ubiquitous host for ...

GitHub is instituting the requirement to help protect the open-source software supply chain from malicious threats. But the rollout will be gradual. To stop hackers from tampering with the software ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Support for password authentication was removed on August 13 ...