Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. To start, store a public SSH key on GitHub. This is validated against a locally stored private ...

When you add a security key to SSH operations, you can use these devices to protect you and your account from accidental exposure, account hijacking, or malware, GitHub security engineer Kevin Jones ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. One of the most secure ways to communicate across the public internet is to use SSH. This is why ...

GitHub has revoked an unknown number of cryptographic keys used to access accounts after a developer found they contained a catastrophic weakness that came to light some seven years ago. The keys, ...

GitHub has revoked weak SSH authentication keys generated using a library that incorrectly created duplicate RSA keypairs. GitHub allows you to authenticate to their service without a user name and ...

How to secure your GitHub account with two-factor authentication Your email has been sent GitHub is now prompting developers and administrators who use the site to secure their accounts with ...

Last week we discussed the basics of two-factor authentication (2FA) and why it's a good idea to take advantage of it. If you haven't read the article, I recommend you do, after which you'll likely ...

Last week Okta announced a security breach that involved an attacker gaining access to its source code hosted in GitHub. That's just the latest example in a long string of attacks gaining access to ...

GitHub announced that two-factor authentication will be available to all users through GitHub Mobile this week. In a blog post, GitHub's Berk Veral said GitHub Mobile 2FA will be available to all ...