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| 1 | +# Enforcing Secure 2FA Across the Alphabet Enterprise |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +As part of our ongoing efforts to secure Alphabet's source code, on June 30th 2025, we will **require all users accessing Alphabet-owned GitHub Organizations use only secure MFA methods**. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +Secure methods include the following: |
| 6 | +* Authenticator Apps (TOTP) |
| 7 | +* Passkeys |
| 8 | +* Security Keys |
| 9 | +* GitHub Mobile App (acting as 2fa) |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +Insecure methods include the following: |
| 13 | +* SMS |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +## What will happen after this change? |
| 16 | +Users will receive an email from GitHub notifying them of this change. |
| 17 | +Users will be immediately locked out from accessing organization resources and will be prompted to set up a secure method or remove insecure methods. Once this is complete, access is immediately restored. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | + > [!NOTE] |
| 20 | + > This will also impact external collaborators and non-Googler members of Alphabet-owned Organizations. |
| 21 | +
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| 22 | +## What should I do ahead of time? |
| 23 | +We strongly recommend reviewing your MFA methods ahead of this change to ensure that: |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +1. You have at least one secure method |
| 26 | +1. (Remove SMS as a 2FA method)[https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/changing-your-two-factor-authentication-method] |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +> [!NOTE] |
| 29 | +> You must add an Authenticator App prior to GitHub permitting the removal of an SMS based authentication method |
| 30 | +
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| 31 | +## What is the rollout plan? |
| 32 | +1. Shortly after sending this email, there will be a butter bar added to notify users of the changes in GitHub |
| 33 | +1. We will send reminder emails notifying users of this change (2 and 1 week prior to enforcement) |
| 34 | +1. We will begin a phased roll out on June 30th, 2025 to gather initial feedback |
| 35 | +1. Pending the success of 3, we’ll aim to rollout to all Organizations by July 14th, 2025 |
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