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		richbell on Nov 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GitHub is investigating an incident with Pull Requ... > eg. customer has a static phone number in one country that they have continuous SMS access to, customer wants to install your extra app, whatever GitHub uses TOTP which does not require SMS, can be used with dozens of apps (because it's a protocol), and can be easily transfered using QR codes or seeds.

sgift on Nov 28, 2023 [–]

Also, they support Passkeys. Which is by all metrics a vastly superior way to secure an account compared to normal passwords.

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