Users will be able to use Facebook account to provide additional authentication as part of the recovery process at GitHub. Users will be able to use Facebook account to provide additional authentication as part of the recovery process at GitHub. A week after Facebook launched Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) Security Keys to secure accounts with second-factor authentication feature “login approvals”, the social media giant has unveiled a new tool that adds an extra security layer when you go for password recovery. The new tool will add an extra layer of security and make it difficult for hackers to compromise the account. Starting Tuesday, users will be able to use Facebook account to provide additional authentication as part of the recovery process at GitHub.

Source: Indian Express February 01, 2017 08:15 UTC