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How is everyone handling the 2FA requirement for GitHub? (docs.github.com)
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Just wondering what people are using to meet the 2FA requirement GitHub has been rolling out. I don't love the idea of having an authenticator app installed on my phone just to log into GitHub. And really don't want to give them my phone number just to log in.

Last year, we announced our commitment to require all developers who contribute code on GitHub.com to enable two-factor authentication (2FA)...

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[โ€“] delirious_owl@discuss.online 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What's wrong with using a Foss TOTP app?

[โ€“] kevincox@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

Yeah, this is important to realize. Most good 2FA implementations offer TOTP which doesn't need a proprietary app. You can store all of your 2FA secrets in whatever app or password manager you like.