GitHub's deployment of 2FA enhances supply chain security.

On its platform, GitHub has successfully implemented two-factor authentication (2FA) as a requirement for code contributors in an effort to improve the security of the software supply chain. Announced in May 2022, GitHub's 2FA deployment sought to secure the developers who create, produce, and maintain the software that we all depend on, thereby addressing the crucial initial link in the software supply chain. The outcomes are in. Following a year of careful planning that included a great deal of research and design work to maximize the user experience, GitHub has released the first round of its 2FA enrollment drive results: Among all active contributors on GitHub, there has been a 54% rise in the acceptance of 2FA, and among code contributors who received the 2FA requirement in 2023, approximately 95% of them opted in.