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Description: Authenticate securely to GitHub with passwords, tokens, SSH keys, and more—and keep your account protected.

X Description: Authenticate securely to GitHub with passwords, tokens, SSH keys, and more—and keep your account protected.

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Links:

Skip to main content	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication#main-content
Skip to content	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication#main-content
	https://docs.github.com/en
GitHub Docs	https://docs.github.com/en
Home	https://docs.github.com/en
Authentication	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication
	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication
Authentication to GitHub	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/about-authentication-to-github
Create a strong password	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-strong-password
Switching between accounts	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/switching-between-accounts
Verifying devices on sign in	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/verifying-new-devices-when-signing-in
Update access credentials	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/updating-your-github-access-credentials
Manage personal access tokens	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens
Reviewing your SSH keys	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/reviewing-your-ssh-keys
Deploy keys	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/reviewing-your-deploy-keys
Token expiration	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/token-expiration-and-revocation
Revoke your credentials	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/revoking-your-credentials
Review security log	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/reviewing-your-security-log
Security log events	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/security-log-events
Remove sensitive data	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/removing-sensitive-data-from-a-repository
About anonymized URLs	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/about-anonymized-urls
GitHub's IP addresses	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/about-githubs-ip-addresses
SSH key fingerprints	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/githubs-ssh-key-fingerprints
Sudo mode	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/sudo-mode
Unauthorized access	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/preventing-unauthorized-access
Viewing and managing sessions	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/viewing-and-managing-your-sessions
About 2FA	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/about-two-factor-authentication
About mandatory 2FA	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/about-mandatory-two-factor-authentication
Configure 2FA	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/configuring-two-factor-authentication
Configure 2FA recovery	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/configuring-two-factor-authentication-recovery-methods
Access GitHub with 2FA	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/accessing-github-using-two-factor-authentication
Countries supporting SMS	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/countries-where-sms-authentication-is-supported
Change 2FA method	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/changing-your-two-factor-authentication-method
Troubleshooting 2FA	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/troubleshooting-two-factor-authentication-issues
Recover an account with 2FA	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/recovering-your-account-if-you-lose-your-2fa-credentials
Disable 2FA	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/disabling-two-factor-authentication-for-your-personal-account
About passkeys	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/authenticating-with-a-passkey/about-passkeys
Manage your passkeys	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/authenticating-with-a-passkey/managing-your-passkeys
Sign in with a passkey	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/authenticating-with-a-passkey/signing-in-with-a-passkey
About SSH	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/about-ssh
Check for existing SSH key	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/checking-for-existing-ssh-keys
Generate new SSH key	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent
Add a new SSH key	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account
Test your SSH connection	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/testing-your-ssh-connection
SSH key passphrases	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/working-with-ssh-key-passphrases
SSH agent forwarding	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/using-ssh-agent-forwarding
Managing deploy keys	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/managing-deploy-keys
Use SSH over HTTPS port	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/using-ssh-over-the-https-port
Recover SSH key passphrase	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/recovering-your-ssh-key-passphrase
Deleted or missing SSH keys	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/deleted-or-missing-ssh-keys
Error: Host key verification failed	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/error-host-key-verification-failed
Permission denied (publickey)	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/error-permission-denied-publickey
Error: Bad file number	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/error-bad-file-number
Error: Key already in use	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/error-key-already-in-use
Permission denied other-user	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/error-permission-to-userrepo-denied-to-other-user
Permission denied other-repo	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/error-permission-to-userrepo-denied-to-userother-repo
Agent failure to sign	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/error-agent-admitted-failure-to-sign
ssh-add "illegal option" error	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/error-ssh-add-illegal-option----apple-use-keychain
SSL certificate problem	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/error-ssl-certificate-problem-verify-that-the-ca-cert-is-ok
Error: Unknown key type	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/error-unknown-key-type
SSH key audit	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/error-were-doing-an-ssh-key-audit
Commit signature verification	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/about-commit-signature-verification
Existing GPG keys	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/checking-for-existing-gpg-keys
Generating a new GPG key	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/generating-a-new-gpg-key
Add a GPG key	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/adding-a-gpg-key-to-your-github-account
Tell Git about your signing key	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/telling-git-about-your-signing-key
Associate email with GPG key	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/associating-an-email-with-your-gpg-key
Signing commits	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/signing-commits
Signing tags	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/signing-tags
Displaying verification for all commits	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/displaying-verification-statuses-for-all-of-your-commits
Check verification status	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-commit-signature-verification/checking-your-commit-and-tag-signature-verification-status
Use verified email in GPG key	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-commit-signature-verification/using-a-verified-email-address-in-your-gpg-key
Overview	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/about-authentication-to-github
About authentication to GitHub	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/about-authentication-to-github
Connecting to GitHub with SSH	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh
Managing commit signature verification	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification
About anonymized URLs	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/about-anonymized-urls
About authentication to GitHub	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/about-authentication-to-github
About commit signature verification	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/about-commit-signature-verification
About GitHub's IP addresses	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/about-githubs-ip-addresses
About mandatory two-factor authentication	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/about-mandatory-two-factor-authentication
About passkeys	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/authenticating-with-a-passkey/about-passkeys
About SSH	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/about-ssh
About two-factor authentication	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/about-two-factor-authentication
Accessing GitHub using two-factor authentication	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/accessing-github-using-two-factor-authentication
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2	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication#2
3	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication#3
4	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication#4
5	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication#5
6	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication#6
8	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication#8
Next	https://docs.github.com/en/authentication#2
	https://github.com
Make a contribution	https://github.com/github/docs/blob/main/content/authentication/index.md
Ask the GitHub community	https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions
Contact support	https://support.github.com
Expert services	https://services.github.com
Blog	https://github.blog
Terms	https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service
Privacy	https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement
Status	https://www.githubstatus.com/
Pricing	https://github.com/pricing

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