Username and password (or social login) with two-factor authentication, or a passkey (GitHub Free, and GitHub Enterprise Cloud only) Personal access token SSH key Authenticating in your browser If you're a member of an enterprise with managed users, you will authenticate to GitHub in your browser using your IdP.
With 2FA, you have to log in with your username and password and provide another form of authentication that only you know or have access to. We encourage all users to enable 2FA in as many services and applications as they use for which this feature is available starting with GitHub.
There are numerous ways to authenticate with the GitHub API, and it can be a bit confusing at the start to know which way you should use. This article breaks down the various authentication methods for GitHub.com and GitHub Enterprise (Server or Cloud). More...
In this guide, we will explore the best practices for securing GitHub, covering topics that include user authentication, access control, permissions, monitoring, logging, and integrating security tools.
You can enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on your Github account in the Settings, under the Password and authentication section. You can use either a time-based one-time password (TOTP) application or your mobile text-messaging.
