GitHub has announced today that account passwords will no longer be accepted for authenticating Git operations starting tomorrow.

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 ...

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.

GitHub has announced that it will abolish password authentication, one of the authentication methods when operating Git on the command line. In November 2020, the service abolished password ...

Frustrated by GitHub's 'support for password authentication was removed' error? Here's how to fix it by creating a personal access token in GitHub.

Was GitHub's removal of password based authentication a security overstep? If it makes it harder for developers to get started with Git and GitHub, it was.

GitHub repeatedly pushed its users to enable two-factor authentication last year and, in August, announced that they would stop accepting account passwords when authenticating Git operations.

GitHub announced today the introduction of passwordless authentication support in public beta, allowing users who opt-in to upgrade from security keys to passkeys.

GitHub has announced the public beta of passkey authentication, offering more flexibility in how developers can authenticate onto the platform. Opting in lets developers upgrade security keys to ...