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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[–] Zeroxxx@lemmy.id -3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Even in my bank's ATM there's only one password, not 2FA. 2FA is 2 factor auth, there's no 2FA in the ATMs.

It doesn't mean the initial password isn't a layer of authentication, but strictly speaking where I live all ATMs do not employ 2FA.

[–] vvv@programming.dev 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The two factors at an ATM are possession of your bank card + knowledge of your pin. (it also takes your photo, for good measure)

GitHub will happily accept a smart card or whatever, if an extra plastic rectangle jives with you more than an OTP generator.

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

You only need a password for the ATM, not a card and a password, which are two factors?