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Securing your account with two-factor authentication (2FA)
You can set up your account on GitHub to require an authentication code in addition to your password when you sign in.
- About two-factor authentication
- Configuring two-factor authentication
- Configuring two-factor authentication recovery methods
- Accessing GitHub using two-factor authentication
- Changing your two-factor authentication method
- Troubleshooting two-factor authentication issues
- Recovering your account if you lose your 2FA credentials
- Disabling two-factor authentication for your personal account