Github-Account

Creating Github user account:

Prerequisites:

  • Valid mail account from the organization.
  • Google Authentecator App should be installed in your mobile.

Go to github sign up page https://github.com/ and select sign up from top right.

Signup page

Once you click on sign up, Welcome page will be open and asked you to enter your email id.

Enter mail

  • Enter your email id and click on continue.
  • Create a password and username for it.
  • Continue to signup to the github account.

Enter mail

Please solve the puzzle to complete creating your account.

By succesfully completing the puzzle,an OTP will be sent to your mail id, please enter the otp on next page.

Enter OTP

Then you will be successfully signed in to your github account.

Note:

After signed up to your github account, new page will be displayed for cutomize your requirements, so please skip it for now.

Password and Authentication:

  • After successfully creating yout github account we should add Two-factor authentication.
  • To do this, Select your profile on top-right side, and click on settings
  • Next select ‘Password and authentication’ from left-toolbar.
  • By scroll down and clicking on Enable two-factor authentication, you will find a QR code.

Enter OTP

  • Now we should install Google Authenticator Application on your mobile.
  • Once you installed the application, open it and click on Plus Button and select ‘Scan a QR code’ option and scan the QR code.
  • By scaning the code, Authenticator will be added in your mobile with your username. (Save the QR code image for backup)
  • Now enter the code in ‘verify the code from the app’ and click on continue.
  • Now You can find some Recovery code, collect and save them to backup your account.
  • By clicking on continue, You have succesfully Enabled Two factor Authentication.

Note:

Please save the QR code image and Recoverycodes.

Generate Personal Access Token:

Personal access tokens (classic) function like ordinary OAuth access tokens. They can be used instead of a password for Git over HTTPS, or can be used to authenticate to the API over Basic Authentication.

  • Select your profile on top-right side, and click on settings and go to Developer settings.
  • Click on Personal access token > then select Token(classic)
  • Select Generate new token(classic)
  • Enter Discription(what’s this token used for) and select an expiration for the token.
  • Now select the required scopes and click on generate token.
  • Dont select delete scopes.
  • Make sure to copy your personal access token now. You won’t be able to see it again!

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