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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