metadata
title: Authentication documentation
shortTitle: Authentication
intro: >-
Keep your account and data secure with features like two-factor
authentication, SSH, and commit signature verification.
redirect_from:
- /categories/56/articles
- /categories/ssh
- /mac-verify-ssh
- /ssh-issues
- /verify-ssh-redirect
- /win-verify-ssh
- /categories/92/articles
- /categories/gpg
- /categories/security
- /categories/authenticating-to-github
- /github/authenticating-to-github
versions:
fpt: '*'
ghes: '*'
ghec: '*'
introLinks:
overview: >-
/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/about-authentication-to-github
featuredLinks:
startHere:
- >-
/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent
- >-
/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens
- >-
/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/configuring-two-factor-authentication
popular:
- /authentication/troubleshooting-ssh
- >-
/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/checking-for-existing-ssh-keys
- >-
/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account
- /authentication/authenticating-with-single-sign-on
- >-
/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/displaying-verification-statuses-for-all-of-your-commits
guideCards:
- >-
/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/recovering-your-account-if-you-lose-your-2fa-credentials
- /authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/error-permission-denied-publickey
- >-
/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-strong-password
changelog:
label: 2FA,authentication,security keys,SSH,token authentication
layout: product-landing
topics:
- 2FA
- Identity
- Access management
- Usernames
- Device verification
children:
- /keeping-your-account-and-data-secure
- /securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa
- /authenticating-with-a-passkey
- /authenticating-with-single-sign-on
- /connecting-to-github-with-ssh
- /troubleshooting-ssh
- /managing-commit-signature-verification
- /troubleshooting-commit-signature-verification