On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 6:28 PM Thomas Wouters <tho...@python.org> wrote:

>
> The SC has decided to move ahead and require 2FA for GitHub. Since the
> controls are per org, rather than per repo, this will apply to everything
> under the 'python' repo.
>

I meant "everything under the 'python' org", of course, sigh.


> We've asked Ee (the PSF's Director of Infrastructure) to start contacting
> accounts that don't have 2FA enabled, including bots, in preparation for
> this. We'll decide on an actual date we start requiring 2FA once we have a
> clear picture of what bots still need updating, but in the meantime I
> recommend everyone switch on 2FA of some kind, if you haven't already. (As
> mentioned before, if you want hardware tokens, the PSF can supply those.)
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 12:11 AM Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> wrote:
>
>> In the SC meeting today we discussed requiring two-factor authentication
>> (aka 2FA/MFA) and came away strongly considering it (but no definitive
>> plans yet). But we did agree that we should send a quick email encouraging
>> everyone to turn on 2FA for their GitHub Accounts regardless of what we
>> decide to do.
>>
>> GitHub's instructions can be found at
>> https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/accessing-github-using-two-factor-authentication
>> . You can use various apps on your desktop or phone as well as a physical
>> device to manage 2FA. And to be clear, you only need access to your 2FA
>> solution when you log in; it's not a day-to-day action at all (I personally
>> have not used my 2FA since the last time I logged into a new device for the
>> first time or when my GitHub account was attacked and the attackers
>> exhausted my password attempts for the day).
>>
>> For those of you who would prefer to use a hardware device and would like
>> help getting one, we can make a request to the PSF to sponsor devices for
>> those who want them.
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