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Authenticating with a passkey

You can add passkeys to your account so that you can sign in safely and easily, without requiring a password and two-factor authentication. You can also use passkeys when performing a sensitive action (sudo mode), or to authenticate a password reset.

Note

You may not be able to use passkeys, if a site administrator has disabled them for your instance.

About passkeys

Passkeys allow you to sign in safely and easily, without requiring a password and two-factor authentication.

Managing your passkeys

You may be prompted to register a passkey during sign-in, or you can choose to register a new passkey in your account settings. For 2FA users, you can upgrade existing eligible security keys into passkeys.

Signing in with a passkey

You can use a passkey to sign in safely and easily to GitHub in your browser, without requiring a password and two-factor authentication. You can also sign in using a passkey on a nearby device.