GitHub starts to make MFA mandatory | Authentication | Contrast Security

Last year, on May 4, 2022, GitHub laid down the authentication law: GitHub Chief Security Officer and SVP of Engineering Mike Hanley announced that by the end of 2023, all contributors to the GitHub.com code repository would be required to enable one or more forms of multifactor/two-factor authentication (MFA/2FA). 

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