Security News > 2017 > January > Facebook and GitHub test new account recovery option (Help Net Security)

Facebook and GitHub have partnered to provide GitHub users who employ two-factor authentication an easier way to recover access to their account in case they get locked out of it. Users may lose their phone or U2F key, or change phones without re-enrolling, and they lose access to the account. “Currently, if you lose the ability to authenticate with your phone or token, you have to prove account ownership before we can disable two-factor authentication. … More →

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