Continuing its efforts for users’ account security, GitHub takes another step as it releases passkey authentication for all its users. With passkeys, GitHub encourages users to switch to passwordless sign-ins to avoid credential breaches.
GitHub Passkey Support Available For All Users
According to a recent post from GitHub, the service has rolled out its passwordless authentication measure “Passkeys” for all users.
With Passkeys, GitHub enables users to secure their account sign-ins with more secure 2FA options, such as biometric (facial or touch) recognition, PIN, security keys, or the device password.
Since this method involves other parameters for signing in to an account instead of the usual passwords, users can still log in to their accounts even after losing their passwords to a breach or forgetting them. Likewise, this authentication strategy protects users’ accounts from potential hackers even if they know the right login credentials.
GitHub first announced launching Passkey support earlier this year, releasing the program into beta. But now, following the gradual adaptation of this feature among the users and implementing bug fixes, the service has released the feature for the public.
Hence, any GitHub user can now activate passkey authentication on the account by linking their devices. Currently, GitHub does not support passkeys for Mozilla Firefox and Linux users due to the inherent limitations of the two platforms. Nonetheless, users can still implement the new feature via their mobile devices, which they can link with their computers.
Besides, despite offering a simple “upgrade” option for security key users to enable passkeys, GitHub found some security keys incompatible with this feature. For such users, the service advises deleting the security key and registering a new passkey to enable passkey authentication.
GitHub isn’t the first to implement passkey support; rather, it’s becoming a trend among the tech giants to secure users. Recently, Google announced a similar move, launching passkey support for Google Account users.
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