GitHub has added support for securing SSH Git operations using FIDO2 security keys for added protection from account takeover attempts.

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 ...

The change was first announced in July 2020 when GitHub said that authenticated Git operations would require using SSH key or token-based authentication.

Developers can bring all the code from a remote Git-based repository to a local machine, or anywhere else. Follow along with these three easy steps with the git clone command to move code from one ...

If one has an SSH key registered with the account, one can use SSH authentication to recover the account in cases where all of the other authentication methods have become unavailable.